The idea is modeled after a similar law enacted in Texas at the urging of Rick Green, a former state lawmaker and evangelical Christian who travels the country promoting the role of God in the public square.
MORE: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/13/4408787/celebrate-freedom-week-raises.html
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A Week Off?: New Religious Right-Inspired Event Promotes Bad History
https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/a-week-off-new-religious-right-inspired-event-promotes-bad-history
