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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsProposal wants to make Bible Mississippi's state book
During this state election year, some lawmakers are proposing to designate the Bible the official state book of Mississippi.
Rep. Tom Miles of Forest says he and fellow Democratic Rep. Michael Evans of Preston are filing a bill, and they already have received bipartisan promises of support from more than 20 of their colleagues.
Miles says Mississippi has a state bird, a state flower and even a state toy, so it should have a state book.
He tells The Associated Press on Monday that he's not trying to force religion or even reading on anyone, but he sees the Bible as a good guide for promoting kindness and compassion.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/12/bible-state-book-mississippi/21654209/
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)Maybe a book of the Buddha's teachings should be the state book.
The first part of the bible us all about slewing people. David slew his 10,000 and Saul slew some and some other folks slew too.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Alabama is thankful for Mississippi.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Go for it you idiots. Do it.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)Msybe "To Kill A Mockingbird"?
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)but maybe "Mississippi Burning" would work
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)So it would make more sense to have a "state book" that was set in that state, wouldn't it?
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...or any of Faulkner's great masterpieces. That would make more sense than the Bible...but of course, this isn't about making sense...
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)why would they prefer a collection of goatherder fairy tales?
Initech
(100,081 posts)And it very clearly states that you can't make laws establishing favoritism of one religion over the other?
yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)versions of the bible.. King James version.. there are others right? so which one will they chose? Will they piss off those who want a certain version and are ignored?
(I don't know about this stuff, I am Buddhist.)
lpbk2713
(42,760 posts)Anyone know if these clowns have ever declared any affiliation to the Klan?
Ramses
(721 posts)shoving religion down people's throats is disgusting.
salin
(48,955 posts)some vary greatly. The King James Bible? The Good News Bible? Earlier texts written in Hebrew or Greek that predated the aforementioned versions?
hatrack
(59,587 posts)Fundamentalist bullshit, go right ahead.