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Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura mistakenly proclaims
By Brian Bakst, Associated Press, 7/31/2002 19:54
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/212/nation/Minnesota_Gov_Jesse_Ventura_mi:.shtml
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Gov. Jesse Ventura’s office said Wednesday the state’s staunchly secular governor mistakenly proclaimed a week in October to be ”Christian Heritage Week.”
Ventura’s office tried unsuccessfully to undo the proclamation it accidentally submitted Wednesday along with 16 others to the secretary of state’s office.
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The new order cites comments and the writings of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and others, recognizing them as statesmen ”who did not hesitate to express their faith.”
The order, bearing Ventura’s signature, runs counter to his long-standing opposition to mixing government and religion. Less than a month ago, Ventura riled religious Minnesotans by issuing a proclamation at the request of an atheist group.
Ventura used to personally review each proclamation request. But as requests mounted, Ventura delegated the duty to his director of citizen outreach, who considers them with the governor’s principles in mind and uses an autopen to affix his signature.
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Tom Prichard, the Minnesota Family Council president called it poetic justice.
”Inadvertently, or providentially some might say, he’s recognized the role of faith and religion in our society,” he said. ”We’ll gladly accept that.”
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