Only in America: Alabama official claims stores owned by non-Christians use profits to spread 'death and destruction'

The holidays can bring out the best and the worst of people.
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An Alabama state legislator has warned constituents against shopping at stores owned by non-Christians. Republican Rep. Alan Harper said that most of the local convenience stores are not owned "by God-fearing Christians" and that they use their profits to create "death and destruction" in the world. "Merry Christmas," Harper concluded. "May God bless."

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