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At least until struck down by SCOTUS as a direct violation of the First Amendment.
Let's begin by asking how folks would react if the Koran were legislated as the State Book of Louisiana? Or how about one of the Catholic approved translations? Or a Universalist translation? Or the Bagavad Gita? Or the Tao Te Ching?
You see, KJV is the Holy Book of only some Christians, not all. To choose it, or any other Holy Book, as the State Book is the most brazen act of "establishment" that I have ever seen.
But the Baptist majority in Louisiana seeks to impose their view of the world on everyone else, something that here in America we don't cotton to.
Gotta be tough being a Christian fundamentalist in America.
At least until struck down by SCOTUS as a direct violation of the First Amendment.
Let's begin by asking how folks would react if the Koran were legislated as the State Book of Louisiana? Or how about one of the Catholic approved translations? Or a Universalist translation? Or the Bagavad Gita? Or the Tao Te Ching?
You see, KJV is the Holy Book of only some Christians, not all. To choose it, or any other Holy Book, as the State Book is the most brazen act of "establishment" that I have ever seen.
But the Baptist majority in Louisiana seeks to impose their view of the world on everyone else, something that here in America we don't cotton to.
Gotta be tough being a Christian fundamentalist in America.
It's such an obvious violation of the 1st Amendment that the governor should veto the bill should it be passed by the legislature. If he signs the bill, he should be impeached for blatant waste of taxpayer money for the cost of defending the law when it is appealed and thrown out by the Supreme Court.
News like this makes me think this country would be better off if it split in two and let the Bible Belt become its own little dysfunctional theocracy.
I did like the comment pointing out that since the constitution prohibits favoring one religion to the exclusion of others, that the lawmakers are effectively saying that the Bible is "just another book."
This is just one of the many death throes of fundamentalist religion. It sends a clear signal of desperation that any state would even have an official "state book" much less making it the Bible. Why would any state feel the need to do this? Do politicians there really think that Christianity doesn't get enough attention?
Let's hope that the Supreme Court has the wherewithall to strike down this flagrant violation of the Establishment Clause - but after their recent decision that essentially gave the outcome of elections to the highest bidder, I'm not so sure I trust them to make the right decisions anymore.
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