State senator wants to make Good Friday a state holiday

State senator wants to make Good Friday a state holiday

Pew Research says 63 percent of adults in Pennsylvania are Christians.

Mastriano Introduces Bill Making Good Friday a State Holiday - Senator Mastriano

HARRISBURG – In recognition of history and Pennsylvania’s spiritual convictions, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) introduced legislation to officially recognize Good Friday as a state holiday. More than 2 billion people worldwide and 73% of Pennsylvanians profess to be Christian. “Christians observe Good Friday with fasting, mourning, prayer and worship. It is a solemn remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice: God incarnate, crucified for the salvation o…

Mastriano Introduces Bill Making Good Friday a State Holiday - Pennsylvania Senate Republicans

HARRISBURG – In recognition of history and Pennsylvania’s spiritual convictions, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) introduced legislation to officially recognize Good Friday as a state holiday. More than 2 billion people worldwide and 73% of Pennsylvanians profess to be Christian. “Christians observe Good Friday with fasting, mourning, prayer and worship. It is a solemn remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice: God incarnate, crucified for the salvation o…