NATION IN BRIEF : MISSISSIPPI : Gov. Fordice Retracts Christianity Remark
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Gov. Kirk Fordice apologized for saying America was a “Christian” nation. The rabbi at the state’s largest synagogue said he was satisfied. Fordice said at a Republican governors’ gathering in Wisconsin this week that “the less we emphasize the Christian religion, the further we fall into the abyss of poor character and chaos in the United States of America.” About 20 leaders in the Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference called Fordice’s comments “deeply disturbing and divisive.”
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