The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee will soon be voting on whether or not Idaho should be declared a "Christian state" and to recognize the "Judeo-Christian bedrock of the founding of the United States."



The proposal claims that Christianity is under "strident attack" in the U.S. because state-sponsored Christian prayers are not allowed in public schools and other government institutions (video below).

"We're a Christian community in a Christian state and the Republican Party is a Christian Party," Jeff Tyler, a member of the committee, told Reuters.

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"It's important that Christians stand up and be unashamed to say they're Christians," added Tyler.



Committee member Bjorn Handeen opposes the measure.



“It puts the government in a position of deciding what is Christianity and that's not a position I want the government to be in at all," Handeen told KXLY.



"You don't have to be anti-Christian to think it's a bad idea to mix religion and government," added Handeen.

Idaho state Rep. Christy Perry, also a Republican, recently defended the Followers of Christ religious sect who deny their children medical care, even in cases of life or death, on the basis of their religious beliefs.

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Sources: Reuters, KXLY

Image Credit: KXLY Screenshot

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