She did not blame the Messiah for the recession, she blamed us for our lax morality. Does morality only exist within a religious context? No? Yes?
When you blame an economic recession on morality and then the rest of your documents makes sure everyone knows that Christianity and is the only right morality . . . you are saying that the economic recession is a result of people not following Christ enough.
WHEREAS, we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis; and
WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery; and
WHEREAS, alarmed that the Government of the United States of America is forsaking the rich Christian heritage upon which this nation was built; and
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BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned, humbly call upon Holy God, our Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer, to have mercy on this nation, to stay His hand of judgment, and grant a national awakening of righteousness and Christian renewal as we repent of our great sin.
The economic woes are a consequence of our lack of morals.
The United States morals are Christian Morals.
The economic crisis is because we lack Christian morals.
Ergo: Jesus is punishing us for not liking him enough by destroying our economy. Thanks Jesus!
And no. As I stated before morality does not only exist within a religious context. But that document is as religious as it could possibly be. If the Lords Prayer referenced morality, I would assume it meant religiosity. So I shall assume when Ms. Kern references morality in her "Oklahoma Citizen's Proclamation For Morality". If she had it her way it would be the new law of the land and we could finally expel the non-believers.
Your argument is that the document isn't inherently religious and she is referencing morality outside the context of her Christian faith? She then asks the Christian god to hold back his hand from further smiting us for our wickedness . . . but that and the other ~40 or so references to Christian doctrine surely don't reflect on the one sentence you wish to exclude.
Sorry, the woman thinks the economic crisis is caused by not enough people hating gays. She's farkin' crazy. The only press Oklahoma gets in the last few years is religious zealots and towns tainted with lead.