ARIZONA (KHPO) – Each year a few bills get proposed at the state Capitol that have people shaking their heads.
This year: Mandatory church attendance.
An Arizona state senator thinks it is a good idea for the American people.
State Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, brought it up during a committee meeting Tuesday while lawmakers were debating a gun bill, not religion.
Allen explained that without a “moral rebirth” in the country, more people may feel the need to carry a weapon.
“I believe what’s happening to our country is that there’s a moral erosion of the soul of America,” she said.
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