Survey asks leaders "have you accepted Jesus?" - D in KY does not like it

[The Straight Story]

Country founded on citizens’ right to question their leaders
Glasgow Daily Times

The famous words of Abraham Lincoln hold as true today as they did on Nov. 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pa., when he gave a rallying cry for the country.

A government of the people, by the people, for the people.

His vow to honor those who gave the last full measure upon that historic battlefield promises that type of government will not perish from the earth.

We’re certain he meant for Christians also to be entitled to that kind of leadership.

That’s why we’re so astonished as to why Rep. Kathy Stein, D-Lexington, filed a resolution in Frankfort asking her colleagues not to participate in a survey being conducted by a youth group at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Glasgow.

Stein called the survey — which simply asked “Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your lord and savior” — intimidating and bullying and claimed it did what the constitution prohibited by offering a religious test of public officials.

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Religion — no matter how it is observed — undoubtedly plays a role in the decisions made by some voters. It’s their right to educate themselves as thoroughly as possible before choosing those who would govern them.

Although we hope the survey is not the only criteria used in making a decision on Election Day, we certainly stand behind the group’s right to pose the question.

Moreover, we question the motive of any measure that would deny public access to its representatives.

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