Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a bill declaring that the state has the power to establish an official religion — a direct challenge to the First Amendment.One professor of politics called the measure “the verge of being neo-secessionist,” and another said it was reminiscent of how Southern states objected to the Supreme Court’s 1954 integration of public schools.The bill sa...
First Amendment Doesn't Apply Here: N.c. Lawmakers Push Bill For State Religion
Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News, NBC News
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 7:53am
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