IDAHO: Yes, we are Christian

This is offered as a response to the Editorial and accompanying letter of Mort Kraus published in the Friday, Feb. 27 issue of the Coeur d’Alene Press. The Editorial was resplendent with venom and sarcasm and error. I am tempted to comment “out of the mouth of fools” but that would be uncouth. I suspect that the error espoused by the gentlemen is based upon a lack of knowledge of the U.S. Constitution! It would be completely constitutional if the citizens of Idaho elected to have their legislation establish that Idaho is a Christian State. In fact, it would be constitutional to establish the Church of Idaho. However, said Church could NOT interfere or hinder the free exercise of any other religion’s church or endeavor!

Now, if you spout “separation of Church and State” to me, I insist that you specify where such statement is found in the Constitution of the United States! It was taken out of context and perverted from a letter of T. Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists of Danbury, Conn. We have allowed the Atheists to pervert this quotation to our detriment due to a lack of knowledge of our Constitution by the general public and of many of our elected officials, I am afraid. The Atheists and “Separationists” have been quite successful in changing us to an un-Godly nation!

I recommend the following for your study: The Exhaustive Concordance To The United States Constitution, With Topical Index and Rapid Reference Constitution, Dennis Bizzoco — Editor, Firm Foundation Press

By the way, the U.S. Supreme Court declared this to be a Christian Nation in 1892!

GEDDIE FREDY

Coeur d’Alene