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Joni Lamb: America is a Christian Nation and if You Don't Like it, 'You Shouldn't Live Here'

Recently, Kelly Shackelford of Liberty Institute appeared on the Christian television program "Joni(link is external)" along with David Barton to discuss the report(link is external) that Liberty Institute and the Family Research Council released entitled "The Survey on Religious Hostility in America.(link is external)"

During the discussion, Shackelford mentioned a legal fight(link is external) that took place in Texas last year over a high-school valedictorian who wanted to say a prayer during her graduation speech.  The student ultimately won the right to do so, which prompted host Joni Lamb to declare(link is external) it a victory for free speech, saying "that if you live in America and you understand that we are a Christian society then you can't be offended by things like that or you shouldn't live here":