Christian group plans mass exodus to South Carolina (Earth, church)

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(Columbia) Nov. 18, 2004 - Church and state is the age old debate over how much each should be connected to the other.

One man says he has the answer and his name is Cory Burnell, ...

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[Christian Exodus] Christian group plans mass exodus to South Carolina
Item 9489 • Posted: Mon, Nov. 22 2004 • Weblogged by ReligionNewsBlog.com

WIStv.com (USA), Nov. 18, 2004
http://www.wistv.com
By Jack Kuenzie

(Columbia) Nov. 18, 2004 - Church and state is the age old debate over how much each should be connected to the other.

One man says he has the answer and his name is Cory Burnell, "The particular reason we've looked at this strategy is that we've come to the conclusion that across the nation, Christian conservatives really are having trouble getting any voice at the national level."

Burnell is the leader of "Christian Exodus ." It's a group of Christian activists who say the nation is so far off the proper path, they will move to a place where many already share their views, set up a Christian government and possibly, split from the other states.

Burnell says that place is South Carolina, "We looked at Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina because they're all Bible Belt states with Christian conservative electorates. They're relatively small as far as population goes. And then South Carolina has some additional attractions."
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Cory Burnell's attempts to create a theocracy are unbiblical. Christians are not called or encouraged to set up separate states and/or countries. According to the Bible, their citizenship is in heaven. Until then, Christians are to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Separating into an artificial religious community is a utopian fantasy.

He says once here, the group would try to elect members of the legislature, "Some of the issues important to us obviously are prayer at the local level in schools. The Ten Commandments in public display in government buildings. Additionally, the right to life for the unborn. And now certainly the protection of marriage."

Who is Cory Burnell? He is a 28-year-old math teacher and cell-phone salesman. Originally based in Texas, Burnell has temporarily moved to northern California where News 10 spoke to him by satellite. Burnell says he and his family will live there another year or so, then begin moving as many as 12,000 Christian Exodus members to South Carolina, with more to follow.

He works for the wrong company (in more ways than one). If he had a good cell phone, he would have heard that the Constitution doesn't allow for anything that he proposes.

Can you hear me now???? I think you've "been dropped" and perhaps your bars are not all there.

Bob