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TexasTowelie

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Sun Apr 28, 2019, 03:43 AM Apr 2019

Arizona governor won't remove Easter Facebook greeting

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is rejecting demands to take down a social media post sending Easter greetings and citing a Bible verse.

The Republican who is a practicing Catholic on Thursday posted on Twitter and Facebook his response to a Secular Communities for Arizona request to remove the Easter post from his official Facebook page.

The group sent a letter to Ducey on Tuesday, saying the post crossed a line into government sponsorship of religious messages and was unconstitutional.

Ducey responded: "We won't be removing this post. Ever. Nor will we be removing our posts for Christmas, Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah, Palm Sunday, Passover or any other religious holiday. We support the First Amendment, and are happy to provide copies of the Constitution to anyone who hasn't read it."

https://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/arizona-governor-won-t-remove-easter-facebook-greeting/article_14b162e5-38c9-5734-81a4-3981141ebb60.html
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Arizona governor won't remove Easter Facebook greeting (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2019 OP
Religion aside, what makes a politician's FB page "official"? Deb Apr 2019 #1

Deb

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1. Religion aside, what makes a politician's FB page "official"?
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 05:26 AM
Apr 2019

Do they claim any benefits of membership as an in kind campaign contribution?

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