IL state rep Monique Davis was involved in a heated exchange with Rob Sherman (outspoken atheist) in the IL General Assembly (Sherman was testifying in regards to a grant the governor awarded to a church via a school). She said:
This is the Land of Lincoln where people believe in God, where people believe in protecting their children.… What you have to spew and spread is extremely dangerous, it’s dangerous– It’s dangerous to the progression of this state. And it’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists!
Read the rest of it at Eric Zorn’s Blog on the Chicago Tribune website.