“Lawmakers approved a request by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to add “In God We Trust” to the state seal.
The Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed the state Senate 48-0 on Friday, with four senators absent, and moves on to the House of Representatives for more work.
The bill’s chief sponsor, Republican Sen. Phillip Gandy, said the measure is intended to address the perception by some Christians that their right to practice religion is being inhibited by the government, although he admitted he hadn’t heard of any examples of the state doing so.
“Times are changing, and Christians are afraid of a lot of different things, and some of that is reality, possibly, and some is perception,” said Gandy, who is also minister of Liberty Baptist Church in Waynesboro. “But we want to do what we can.””* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/03/mississippi-tackles-perceived-christian-oppression-with-religious-freedom-bill/
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