Officials in a California county cancelled making July “American Christian Heritage Month” after a number of left-wing groups claimed the recognition of Christianity violated the U.S. Constitution.
“The purpose of the proclamation was to recognize some of our religious heritage,” Supervisor John Hidahl explained. “But unfortunately, with a lot of good intents, there’s unintended consequences that sometimes happen.”
El Dorado County Board of Supervisors caved to the pressure and rescinded the proclamation last week in a 5-0 vote.
This proclamation is a clear breach of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution,” Freedom from Religion Foundation attorney Chris Line said in a letter to the board.
“By issuing this proclamation advancing Christian nationalism and the debunked myth that we are a Christian nation, El Dorado County is ironically violating the country’s true heritage of religious liberty based on a secular government.”
From The Gateway Pundit:
Despite this celebration of supposed constitutional principles, the original proclamation was correct: The U.S. was founded and built mostly by Christians, and Christianity was a chief philosophical tenet in the nation’s founding. After all, the Founders did not excise God from government — far from it.
