Good old Progressive Arkansas

[Hutch]

I am quoting this Associated Press article in toto because it is short, in my local paper, and I haven't found any other links.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (AP) - The Arkansas House on Friday voted against affirming the separation of church and state in a resolution brought by a legislator who said he was fed up with the rleigious undertone at the Capitol.

The House voted 44-39 against the proposal. Only two Republicans voted for it.

"It's unbelieveable to me. They have just voted against the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the state of Arkansas," Democratic Rep. Buddy Blair said.

Legistlators have offered bills this session to keep gay people from adopting or serving as foster parents; define marriage in school textbooks as a one-man, one-woman union; require minors to get a parent's permission before an abortion; and offer "IN God We Trust" liscense plates.

Republican Rep. Michael Lamoureux said Blair's resolution wasn't needed.

"It's clear that our founding fathers, that they wanted Christian beliefs," Lamoureux said.

Conservative bills like the above I can understand, even if I may disagree with them; but I'd sure like to read that resolution they voted down.

 

[Tony]

"It's clear that our founding fathers, that they wanted Christian beliefs," Lamoureux said.

History revisionism, plain and simple.

 

[Magyar]

OH, don't worry everything will be OK, we're really not moving towards a theocracy!
The fact that more and more legislators continue to introduce AND pass religious based legislation, that is unconstitutional and patently against founding principals of this country and driving us FAST towards a US taliban. All of this is just an ad hom, strawman and a meme of the tinfoil wearing left wing looneys.

Of course it only took 5 years for the afghan taliban to go from
right wing religious lunatic rhetoric, MUCH the same as what we are hearing now from the christo-fascists with a christian flavor, to public beatings and beheading of women for not wearing their burkhas (sp). Thre are already many fairly prominent "xian right wingers" calling for the death penalty for doctors who perform abortions. How long before possetion of birth control pills will be re-classified as a class c felony?