Mississippi Dems hope to fix ‘all the things going wrong’ by making Bible state’s official book

[Ferd Berfel]

WTF happened to the Democratic Party?


What the hell is a Democrat doing with crap like this?
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The bill to do so is being sponsored by two Democratic state representatives, Tom Miles and Michael Evans, who told AL.com the idea came from a constituent who believed it would encourage people to read the text of the Christian religion.

Christian lawmakers in Mississippi want to enshrine the Bible as the official state book, according to AL.com.

The bill to do so is being sponsored by two Democratic state representatives, Tom Miles and Michael Evans, who told AL.com the idea came from a constituent who believed it would encourage people to read the text of the Christian religion.

“Me and my constituents, we were talking about it and one of them made a comment that people ought to start reading the Bible,” Evans told AL.com, pointing out it wouldn’t force people to read the Bible.

The idea came about during a discussion about, “all the things going wrong in the world.”

Miles said he’s not trying to force his religious beliefs on Mississippi residents but believes the Bible promotes compassion.

[jberryhill]

1. "believes the Bible promotes compassion"

2"Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. 3'Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'"

[MohRokTah]

2. I think that will be a clear cut case of the state establishing religion.

The problem is that Mississippi is in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and that is probably the single most conservative circuit in the nation, so they will probably rule it is not an establishment of state religion.

With a split 4-4 SCOTUS, the ruling of the 5th will stand.

No test case against the law should be brought until the SCOTUS is at full strength.

[Ferd Berfel]

7. The point is that "Democrats" are pushing this crap

[PoliticAverse]

3. Percentage of people that can name their state's "official" anything, < 1%? n/t

[Stallion]

4. We Aren't in New Hampshire Any more

nm

[lpbk2713]

5. Electioneering.

They don't care if it passes or not. They just want to say they voted for it and their opponent voted against it.

[ladjf]

6. A current study disagrees with Miles.

"By: LiveScience Staff
Published: 05/01/2012 12:11 PM EDT on LiveScience

Atheists and agnostics are more driven by compassion to help others than are highly religious people, a new study finds.
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[Ferd Berfel]

8. I beleive that

[yortsed snacilbuper]

9. K&R

For the crazy!

[bbgrunt]

10. wtf?

[spanone]

11. we have some major idiots in our party too

[BlueJazz]

12. We might as well make this the State's book.

[Odin2005]

13. The ultimate result of Clintonian style "triangulation".