Making Idaho A Christian State
The Rally Righters among Kootenai County Republicans are tired of other religions in this country getting “preferential treatment.” They want the Christian religion to be preferred instead. At least in Idaho. Among the items on the agenda for the local GOP Central Committee on Tuesday is a resolution requesting that Idaho declare itself to be a “Christian state.” The whereases tell of the USA being founded on Judeo-Christian principles and of those principles being under increasing attack by public institutions. The main motion states in part: “The state of Idaho and all its institutions will render full recognition to the Christian basis thereof, not permitting any diminution or rejection of its status nor any restriction on its presence or role in the public arena.” The resolution concludes that the preservation of the “Judeo-Christian bedrock” is not to be “interpreted as restricting the free exercise of any other religion.” The resolution didn’t specify which of Idaho’s Christian religions would be most preferred/DFO, SR Sunday Huckleberries. More here.
Question: Would there be constitutional problems in declaring Idaho a "Christian state"?