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Here is a press release from the Anti-Defamation League.

 ADL Response to Gov. Fordice Remarks on "Christian Nation"
 To: National Desk
 Contact: Myrna Shinbaum of the Anti-Defamation League,
          212-490-2525, ext. 145

   NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 
today deplored statements by Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice
labeling America "a Christian nation" and asserting that "the less
we emphasize the Christian religion the further we fall into the
abyss of poor character and chaos in the United States of America."
   In a letter to the governor, Melvin Salberg, ADL national
chairman, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director, said, "we
find your comments appalling" and "unworthy of any governor elected
to represent a diverse and pluralistic constituency.
   "Whether or not it was your intent," Salberg and Foxman
continued, "the effect of your remarks was to demean all Americans
who are not Christian."  In referring to Gov. Fordice's reported
rejection of South Carolina Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr.'s
assertion that America is based on "a Judeo-Christian" heritage,
the ADL leaders said the Mississippi governor's response "reflects
a shocking and incomprehensible insensitivity to Jews and Judaism."
   Saying that "America is a nation of many religions," and citing
the Constitutional guarantee "for everyone to worship as he or she
chooses," the ADL leaders urged Fordice "to reconsider your views
on the subject, which we believe cast doubt on your ability and
willingness to govern fairly all of the citizens of your state."
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