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Roughly a year ago, however, members of a subcommittee in the Missouri House of Representatives passed a resolution which named Christianity the state's official 'majority' religion. It did not protect minority religions, but did "protect the majority's right to express religious beliefs."


The resolution, which passed and now stands as a part of Missouri's history, reads as follows (as printed in the St. Louis Post Dispatch):


Whereas, our forefathers of this great nation of the United States recognized a Christian God and used the principles afforded to us by Him as the founding principles of our nation; and

Whereas, as citizens of this great nation, we the majority also wish to exercise our constitutional right to acknowledge our Creator and give thanks for the many gifts provided by Him; and

Whereas, as elected officials we should protect the majority's right to express their religious beliefs while showing respect for those who object; and