Lawmaker wants to make 2010 'Year of the Bible'

[tomm2thumbs]

Source: Politico

“Does that mean 2009 is not the year of the Bible?” mocked Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who is Jewish. “What is 2012 the year of? The Quran?”

“That’s an endorsement of religion by the federal government, and we shouldn’t be doing that,” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), even though he has introduced his own legislation dealing with religion.

“Republican lawmakers with apparently too much time on their hands and no solutions to offer the country are pushing a resolution that will not address the nation’s problems or advance prosperity or even untangle their previous governing mistakes,” blogged the Progressive Puppy.

Broun rejects the critiques leveled at this effort.

“This doesn’t have anything to do with Christianity,” he said in an interview with POLITICO. Rather, he says, it seeks to recognize that the Bible played an integral role in the building of the United States, including providing the basis for our freedom of religion that allows Muslims, Hindus and even atheists to vocalize their own beliefs.
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Broun has gathered 15 co-sponsors, all Republicans, but says he’s looking for more and hopes Democrats will sign on, as well.

“This is not a partisan issue,” he said. “I want it to be bipartisan.”

Whether he’s successful or not — the same measure didn’t go anywhere last year — at least Broun and his fellow supporters can take heart in one fact: They already had a “year of the Bible.”

Ronald Reagan designated 1983 as one, with Congress’ blessing.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22832.html

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Hey, if Reagan did it, all the more reason to say 'sure' - and didn't Reagan also grant Amnesty to aliens in this country? - well, the GOP has set a nice precedent and we should definitely follow ALL of them. Thanks Ronny.

[SkyDaddy7]

1. BARF!!

[D-Lee]

5. Double barf! nt

[saigon68]

8. Waiting for the Year of Mr. Winkie

[LeftishBrit]

2. Argh

I'm sure people like the Taliban do think it's the year of the Quran - does this Congressman really want to imitate them?

If people want to live their lives on the basis of the Bible, or any other religious text, fine for them; but it shouldn't be imposed by the state.

[GliderGuider]

3. OK, so long as 2011 is named the "Year of the Koran",

and 2013 is declared the "Year of 'On the Origin of Species'".

There is some small precedent: we've already named 2012 the "Year of the Mayan Calendar" -- in the popular imagination at least.

[Kolesar]

4. During the first year of the Al Franken decade! ... eom

[Rebubula]

6. Jebus Christ...

...we have had 2000 freaking years of the christian marketing handbook - let it go people. Your magic zombie hippy is NOT COMING BACK!!!!!!

[Judi Lynn]

7. How about making it the year of butting out of people's personal business?

Just like a half-witted Republican, the lovely Rep. Broun wants to tell you how he thinks you should think, believe, behave while making a complete wreck of his own life.

He probably should consider wearing his glasses more often when he's outdoors, if he intends to do a lot of shooting.

http://static.crooksandliars.com.nyud.net:8090/files/movieimages/2009/04/8071.jpg

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com.nyud.net:8090/images/paul-broun-ec.jpg

Thursday, May 14, 2009
Rep. Paul Broun's Poor Defense of Marriage

Paul Broun and his dog, who will never get to be one of his divorcees.


As we've noted before, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) is on a quest to protect marriage from homosexuals (whatever that means) by trying to pass a constitutional amendment at the federal level defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

Tom Crawford, BlogforDemocracy's newest blogger, points something out about Broun and the sanctity of marriage:

It would be nice, however, if the media that reports on the activities of people like Broun would also provide the useful context about the politician's personal history. The Athens Banner-Herald dutifully ran an article in its May 8 edition about Broun's latest "attempt" to ban gay marriage. Blake Aued, who's normally a decent enough reporter, failed to mention that Broun himself has been divorced three times and is currently in his fourth opposite-sex marriage.

It's not really that big a deal, but come on. If a guy has failed at the number of heterosexually oriented marriages that Broun has, then hasn't he pretty much destroyed any credibility he might have as a critic of other marriages between persons of the same sex? I'm just asking.

http://ugaliberal.blogspot.com/2009/05/rep-paul-brouns-poor-defense-of.html

http://avanttrash.com.nyud.net:8090/images/Charlton-Heston.jpg

Not Rep. Paul Broun.

[tomm2thumbs]

9. Me smells a rat - maybe he should talk things over with Republican Larry Craig

I think Republican's try to replace their small penises with big guns. Note to Cheney - it isn't working.

[mitchum]

35. His 18 year old son recently was arrested for possession as he was smoking weed...

in a car prior to driving. The kid also was picked up on a DUI just a few months ago.
Physician, heal thyself...and your own goddamn family...before telling mine how they should live their lives.

[NOW tense]

10. 2010 should be

The year of

"÷2"

[Soylent Brice]

11. i LOVE seeing my tax dollars at work like this.

just fucking peachy.

[9119495]

12. Glad nothing bad happened in 1983.

[9119495]

13. Wait...I checked. In 1983, over 200 Marines were killed

in an attack in Lebanon. And, I'll bet the sponsor is probably not happy that the Supreme Court declared several local laws restricting abortion unconstitutional. And pop star Madonna (darling of the right wing) released her first smash-hit album.

Year of the Bible, eh?

[No Elephants]

19. Bin Laden cited the attack on Lebanon as one of his reasons for 911.

[madmom]

14. So, they already had one, why do they need another?

[No Elephants]

15. Amnesty is a proper subject for a secular state. A year of the Holy Book is not, so let's not

get carried away with following in Ronnie's footsteps.

[thelordofhell]

16. “What is 2012 the year of? The Quran?”

Come on now Barney, everyone knows that 2012 is the year of the Mayans.

[happygoluckytoyou]

17. go HALLMARK ! go HALLMARK ! go HALLMARK ! go HALLMARK ! go HALLMARK ! go HALLMARK !

in a world where JUNE 3 is EARWAX DAY.... and 2012 is THE YEAR OF THE OPEN FLY.... could this be far behind...

IN ORDER TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT.... I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT 2010 BE NAMED ---->

THE YEAR OF
ALICE AND THE LOOKING GLASS


BROUN AND HIS FOLLOWERS SHOULD HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THIS

[AnneD]

18. Once again....

instead of dealing with real issues, Congress opts to provide legislative theater. How stupid do they think Christians are? I have my butt on the pew weekly and I prefer the separation of church and state thank you very much. I would rather them be working on the state's problems and let me worry about the church's problems.

[happygoluckytoyou]

20. AT LEAST the republicans are not wasting time while the democrats are fixing the country

how about THE YEAR OF IGNORING KATRINA

no.... THE YEAR OF F'ING UP THE ECONOMY

no...... THE YEAR OF TORTURE

no.......THE YEAR OF THE CEO

no........THE YEAR OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE GOV'T

[No Elephants]

21. What part of the Bible was the basis for our religious freedom? How did the Bible

play an integral role in the building of America? I think Broun has confused the Bible with the Constitution of the United States--from which the Framers omitted all mention of God, the bible, religion, etc.

How about naming 2010 the year of renewed commitment to, and reverence for,the Constitution of the United States? I'd go for that.

[foo_bar]

22. what happened to "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"?

I mean it's just the first clause in the Bill of Rights.

[undeterred]

23. Lets make it the year of the historical-critical study of the Bible

Its high time that we let the few who have studied this ancient document in its linguistic, literary, religious, and historical context explain it to us. Lets set a standard that nobody can lead this discussion who hasn't studied the original Biblical languages for at least 1 year.

There won't be any takers on the right.

[Mrs. Overall]

26. Excellent post!

I wholeheartedly agree.

[Zhade]

37. There wouldn't be takers on the left, either. No one wants to admit the bible is utter horseshit...

...full of disproven "facts" like "pi = 3" and "rabbits chew their cud". Or that there's no extra-biblical evidence of Exodus. Or Jesus. (Sorry kids, Josephus' account is a FORGERY. Even biblical scholars know that fact.)

[undeterred]

41. Some people lack both the education and sensibility

to understand an ancient religious text in its own context and on its own terms. But the people who are able to do that are on the left.

[hatrack]

24. 2013 - Year of the Lotus Sutra 2014 - Year of the Epic of Gilgamesh

2015 - Year of the Kalevala

2016 - Year of Coyote & Kokopelli

2017 - Year of Zeus

[LibertyLover]

25. OK, so long as 2011 is the Year of the Koran and

2012 is the Year of the Torah and
2013 is the Year of the Uphanishads and
2014 is the Year of the Book of Shadows and,
2015 is the Year of the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

[onager]

27. I want a "Year Of 'The God Delusion'!"

And a "Year Of 'God Is Not Great!"

Before that happens, Jesus, Shiva and Osiris will all return to Earth in glory, riding on their pet dinosaurs.

[hayu_lol]

28. Braun needs to be reminded that...

god invented tar and fire and jebus invented feathers just for examples like this. Abe Lincoln invented the triangular fence rail.

Men and Women quickly learned how to combine all four in such cases.

[LibertyLover]

40. They aren't dinosaurs -

they are Jesus ponies!

[gauguin57]

31. NO! Spaghetti Monster should be before the Bible.

People need some perspective first.

[Lorien]

29. What a heaping load of crap. The founding fathers were men of reason

not religious zealots like so many in the GOP. "it seeks to recognize that the Bible played an integral role in the building of the United States, including providing the basis for our freedom of religion that allows Muslims, Hindus and even atheists to vocalize their own beliefs." What BS! How was the Bible responsible for our freedom of, and from, religion?

[gauguin57]

32. Ben Franklin's ghost is floating around, half laughing his ghostly ass off ...

... and half slack-jawed ... completely nonplussed at the absurdity of it all.

[gauguin57]

30. I'd like to propose that 2011 as The Year of Thomas Pynchon Novels.

2012? The Year of Paula Deen Cookbooks.
2013? The Year of Software Manuals in French.
2014? The Year of Glamour Magazine.

[mitchum]

33. How about 1010 as "Year of the Bible"?

more appropriate

[Zhade]

38. HA! Great post!

: )

[mitchum]

34. No surprise this is coming from that stupid asshat "Dr No" Broun...

he's an embarrasment to Georgia. And THAT'S really saying something.

[Zhade]

36. Atheists don't have religious beliefs, you fucking moron. We LACK religious belief.

This is blatantly unconstitutional. No Bronze Age mythology gave me the right to speak my mind. I have that right thanks to being human.

Assholes.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. 2010: Year of the CIA Torture Manual

How 'bout that, Rep. Broun-nose?

[Betty]

42. since they only pick and choose Bible verses that suit their own views,

it should be the "5 Months out of the Year of the Bible".

[tj2001]

43. 2009 Year of the SWINE Flu => 2010 Year of the BIBLE Flu