Sacramento News & Review > Blogs > SNOG > Mayor Johnson not comfortable celebrating freethought > October 10, 2009:
"But this year when Beverly Church, organizer of the local Freethought Day committee, asked new mayor Kevin Johnson’s staff for a similar proclamation, she was told it was a no-go. Something about wanting to remain “neutral” and that the mayor (or maybe just the mayor’s staff) were “not comfortable” with declaring Sunday Freethought Day.
The mayor is said to be a pretty religious guy, but that doesn’t seem like a good reason to stiff those people who don’t have invisible sky friends. Said Church:
“I’m really kind of surprised. This isn’t religion bashing. It’s a celebration of the separation of church and state, which is in our constitution.”"
"But this year when Beverly Church, organizer of the local Freethought Day committee, asked new mayor Kevin Johnson’s staff for a similar proclamation, she was told it was a no-go. Something about wanting to remain “neutral” and that the mayor (or maybe just the mayor’s staff) were “not comfortable” with declaring Sunday Freethought Day.
The mayor is said to be a pretty religious guy, but that doesn’t seem like a good reason to stiff those people who don’t have invisible sky friends. Said Church:
“I’m really kind of surprised. This isn’t religion bashing. It’s a celebration of the separation of church and state, which is in our constitution.”"
