Proverbs 26:27
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Meanwhile in Tennessee, a test of faith for Gov. Haslam.
Tennessee is poised to make history as the first state in the nation to recognize the Holy Bible as its official book.
Of course. It’s not like these human-shaped hookworms have anything else to do.
Haslam and Attorney General Herbert Slatery have raised similar questions about the constitutionality of the legislation. Last year, Slatery issued an opinion suggesting the measure would violate separation of church and state provisions in the federal and state constitutions.
Slatery was promptly burned as a heretic. Just kidding! Today, anyway. But I will note that Haslam is a lot like Islam, so Bill had better watch his step.
Southerland tried to allay those fears, arguing that his bill relies on the historical and cultural impact the Bible has had on the state.
“The Holy Bible is a history book,” he said, quoting comments he received from a Jewish friend, during an at times emotional plea in favor of the legislation.
Uh-huh. Sure. History book. Jewish friend. Your claims are entirely plausible.
Arguing against the measure, Sen. Ferrell Haile, R-Gallatin, said he believes the measure would degrade the Holy Scriptures.
“The Bible is a book of history, but it is not a history book to be placed on the shelf,” he said.
Sen. Haile keeps his Bible in a special compartment in the latex bodysuit that he never takes off.
Speaking in favor of the legislation, Sen. Kerry Roberts, R-Springfield, said he understood the difficulty of the decision his colleagues were making.
Roberts shared a story about George Washington’s inauguration, which he said was filled with religious references.
“The very founding of our nation — the very form of government that we have today — was put forth by men of faith, based on their faith, based on what they read in Holy Scripture,” he said.
As all good Republicans do, Roberts venerates the founding fathers by making up stories about them and ignoring all of the facts about them (and everything else), such as the fact that they obviously thought it extremely important to keep church and state separate.
Roberts, who voted in favor of the bill, said he was torn on the issue because he was tired of those who have tried to make the country a secular nation, while he also questioned whether he wanted to put the Bible next to other state symbols.
Dear dear me. Whatever is a God bothering waste of thumbs to do? He knows for a certainty that the U.S. is a Christian nation, but people continue to live their lives without regard to what his Sky Daddy wants!
Personally, I’m hoping they haven’t decided which version of the Bible to use and get into a long dispute over that. If they use the state’s official rifle during the debates, that would be even better.
(Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.)
