Friday, February 27, 2004
Yep, "zealot" is the right word—not "Christian"
AP:
Right. Like... Oh, forget it. Readers, can you help me out on this one?
Gov. Judy Martz's comments Friday came in response to a question about a Commandments display in front of a courthouse in Kalispell. Opponents have said it violates the line between church and state, and have threatened legal action if the display is not removed.
Martz, a Republican, said such displays should be considered speech that's protected by the First Amendment.
"People who are offended by the Ten Commandments have a deeper problem than the stone that it's written on, I think," Martz said at a news conference. "Anybody that has trouble with the Ten Commandments, I think they have something going inside of them that would need a little help anyway."
Right. Like... Oh, forget it. Readers, can you help me out on this one?