​A Remonstrance Against NC Governor Josh Stein’s Proclamation

Regarding Islam

2026

By the People of the State of North Carolina

Preamble

We, the undersigned people of North Carolina, acting in our sovereign capacity as We The People according to the original understanding of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of North Carolina, hereby issue this Remonstrance.

Our republic was founded upon a Christian ethic that undergirds its moral foundation, its common law heritage, and its system of self-government. While the Constitution protects private religious liberty for all individuals—including Muslims—it never contemplated nor authorized public officials to use the power and prestige of their office, including the Great Seal of the State, to officially commend or elevate a foreign politico-religious system that is fundamentally incompatible with republican liberty and the Christian moral foundations of our republic.​

Governor Josh Stein’s 2026 Proclamation regarding Ramadan crosses this critical line. By formally proclaiming the observance of Ramadan and commending its practice “to all residents” while praising Islamic traditions, values, scripture, and revelation, the Governor has engaged in gross executive overreach and has signaled a dangerous normalization of Sharia-aligned ideology. This action stands in direct opposition to the original understanding of religious liberty held by the Framers and to the historic practice of our state and republic.​

We therefore present the following remonstrance:​

Whereas, North Carolina is home to approximately 7,726,000 Christians;¹ and

Whereas, the Christian ethic is the foundation upon which our republic was founded; and

Whereas, Islamists do not believe in the Constitution of the United States and seek the destruction of our great republic;² and

Whereas, the god of the Islamic faith is not the God of the Christian faith;³ and

Whereas, the teachings of the Qur’an (the Muslim scripture) stand in stark contrast to those of Christianity;⁴ and

Whereas, one of the fundamental principles of Islam is that of world domination and the elimination of Christianity and all other faiths; and

Whereas, another Islamic goal is to place all people under Islamic Law (Sharia) in opposition to the freedoms granted under our Constitution and the American system of justice; and

Whereas, Sharia Law requires all individuals to accept Islam or be heavily taxed and possibly executed; and

Whereas, the 1400-year history of Islam is one of violent conquest, executions, and the enslavement of millions;⁵ and

Whereas, America and North Carolina are currently experiencing an Islamic invasion by immigration which has begun to express itself and will increasingly express itself through violence; and

Whereas, Islamic teaching allows Muslims to lie in order to advance the cause of Islam, and proclaim Islam as a peaceful religion when it is not; and

Whereas, North Carolina General Statutes § 1-87.13 declares it to be the public policy of this State—in recognition that the United States Constitution and the Constitution of North Carolina constitute the supreme law of this State—to protect its citizens from the application of foreign law that would result in the violation of a fundamental constitutional right of a natural person;⁶ and

Whereas, the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) declares the Constitution “the supreme Law of the Land,” binding on every state official and prohibiting any foreign religious-legal system from superseding it;⁷ and

Whereas, the Guarantee Clause (Article IV, Section 4) guarantees to every state a republican form of government, which is incompatible with any theocratic legal code such as Sharia;⁸ and

Whereas, under the original public meaning of the First Amendment (as understood at ratification) and North Carolina’s own founding documents, governors were expected to recognize the Christian heritage of the state through official proclamations, while no such duty existed to elevate foreign religious systems that reject the Constitution;⁹ and

Whereas, in the founding era (1776 onward), key framers such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison viewed official governmental commendation of non-Christian religious observances as improper intermeddling, contrary to the spirit of religious liberty and the republican form, with Jefferson issuing Christian thanksgiving proclamations as governor and Madison authoring remonstrances against any government favoritism in religion;10 and

Whereas, had a state governor in 1776 issued a proclamation commending the observance of a foreign theocratic holy month to all residents while praising its teachings and scripture, the framers would have regarded it as an outrageous overreach, prompting legislative censure, public petitions, Grand Jury investigations, and citizen denunciations to defend the Christian moral foundation essential to self-government;¹¹ and

Whereas, Article VI of the Constitution requires every state official to swear an oath to support the Constitution, not to promote or normalize any foreign religious law;¹² and

Whereas, Governor Stein is either ignorant of the origin and teachings of Islam, or an ally of Islam seeking to destroy our republic;

Now, Therefore, the undersigned citizens of North Carolina declare this proclamation to be gross executive overreach. By affixing the Great Seal and wielding gubernatorial authority to officially commend Ramadan observance “to all residents” while praising Islamic traditions, values, scripture, and revelation, Governor Stein has elevated a foreign theocratic legal-religious system (Sharia) that stands in direct opposition to the supreme Law of the Land. The framers never viewed such an act as acceptable “equal treatment for all religions.” They protected private religious liberty—even for Muslims—yet demanded public recognition of the Christian ethic as the moral and cultural foundation of the republic. A similar proclamation in 1776 would have triggered immediate legislative censure, public repudiation, and the activation of every republican check the people possessed to stop the normalization of a competing legal code.

We therefore remonstrate against and denounce Governor Stein’s actions in full. We call upon the North Carolina General Assembly—House and Senate—to adopt a resolution censuring this proclamation and renouncing any further official elevation of Sharia-aligned observances over the Christian foundation of our republic. As the people's direct representatives, the legislature has the authority and duty under original constitutional principles to condemn such executive acts that undermine the state's heritage and the supremacy of the Constitution.

We, the undersigned people of the State of North Carolina, acting in our sovereign capacity under the original meaning of the Constitution, hereby affix our names in support of this Remonstrance and urge our state legislators to act swiftly in defense of the republic.

Footnotes

¹ Christian population figure is derived from Pew Research Center’s 2023–2024 Religious Landscape Study data showing approximately 69% of North Carolina adults identifying as Christian. With North Carolina’s adult population exceeding 8 million in recent estimates, this equates to roughly 7–7.7 million Christians.

² The assertion that many Islamists reject the U.S. Constitution in favor of Sharia supremacy is supported by theological sources (Qur’an and Hadith teachings on the superiority of Islamic law) and congressional hearings (e.g., “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution,” House Judiciary Subcommittee, 2026), as well as historical statements from Islamist groups and polls showing significant support for Sharia in various Muslim-majority contexts and among some U.S. subsets.

³ The Islamic concept of God (Allah under Tawhid—absolute, indivisible oneness with no partners or persons) fundamentally differs from the Christian doctrine of the Trinity (one God in three co-equal, co-eternal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Islam explicitly rejects the Trinity as shirk (polytheism) in multiple Qur’anic passages (e.g., Surah 4:171, 112:3).

⁴ Core teachings of the Qur’an on topics such as jihad, treatment of non-believers, apostasy, and governance contrast sharply with central Christian teachings on grace, forgiveness, the equality of persons before God, and the separation of spiritual and coercive civil authority. These differences have been noted by theologians and historians since the founding era.

⁵ The 1,400-year historical pattern of Islamic expansion through conquest is well-documented in primary sources and standard histories of the spread of Islam across the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, the Byzantine Empire, and into Asia.

⁶ N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-87.13 (2013): "In recognition that the United States Constitution and the Constitution of North Carolina constitute the supreme law of this State, the General Assembly hereby declares it to be the public policy of this State to protect its citizens from the application of foreign law that would result in the violation of a fundamental constitutional right of a natural person." (Full text: ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-87.13.pdf)

⁷ U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 2 (Supremacy Clause).

⁸ U.S. Const. art. IV, § 4 (Guarantee Clause).

⁹ North Carolina Constitution of 1776, Art. XXXII (officeholders must affirm "the truth of the Protestant religion" or divine authority of Old/New Testaments; no elevation of non-Protestant systems). Avalon Project, Yale Law School: avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/nc07.asp

10 Thomas Jefferson, Proclamation Appointing a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer (Nov. 11, 1779), as Virginia Governor: Recommending thanksgiving "to Almighty God" and referencing "the benign religion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." Founders Online: founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0187

James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments (1785): Arguing government has no jurisdiction over religious observance or favoritism. Founders Online: founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-08-02-0163

¹¹ Founding-era practice: States (including Virginia under Jefferson) issued Christian thanksgiving/fasting proclamations routinely; no examples of commending non-Christian observances. See e.g., George Washington, Thanksgiving Proclamation (Oct. 3, 1789): Acknowledging "providence of Almighty God." Founders Online: founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-04-02-0091

¹² U.S. Const. art. VI (oath clause: state officials bound to support Constitution)

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