Pennsylvania House passes resolution praising the bible.

[cleanhippie]

You can’t make this stuff up, folks. In a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause in the United States Constitution, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring 2012 ‘The Year of The Bible,’ and praised the book as the greatest book of the year even though there are still 11 months left until 2013. The resolution declares that the Bible played a major role in the Constitution and the founding of America, even though there is no mention of the Bible, God, Jesus, or Christianity in the Constitution. The resolution goes on to cite the many Presidents who supposedly ‘paid tribute to the influence of the Bible in our country’s development,’ and declares that Americans ‘need to study and apply the teachings of the holy scriptures.’ Here’s the resolution in full:

A RESOLUTION

Declaring 2012 as the “Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The Bible, the word of God, has made a unique
contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and
blessed nation and people; and

WHEREAS, Deeply held religious convictions springing from the
holy scriptures led to the early settlement of our country; and

WHEREAS, Biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil
government that are contained in our Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the United States; and

WHEREAS, Many of our great national leaders, among them
President Washington, President Jackson, President Lincoln,
President Wilson and President Reagan, paid tribute to the
influence of the Bible in our country’s development, as
exemplified by the words of President Jackson that the Bible is
“the rock on which our Republic rests”; and

WHEREAS, The history of our country clearly illustrates the
value of voluntarily applying the teachings of the scriptures in
the lives of individuals, families and societies; and

WHEREAS, This nation now faces great challenges that will
test it as it has never been tested before; and

WHEREAS, Renewing our knowledge of and faith in God through
holy scripture can strengthen us as a nation and a people;
therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare 2012 as
the “Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania in recognition of both
the formative influence of the Bible on our Commonwealth and
nation and our national need to study and apply the teachings of
the holy scriptures.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/28/pennsylvania-house-unanimously-violates-first-amendment-of-constitution-by-passing-bible-praising-resolution/

I guess all of the reports about States having severe budget shortfalls are all exaggerated. They seem to have enough money to give to lawyers in a futile attempt to defend what is clearly Unconstitutional.

[dickthegrouch]

1. How odious

I can't begin to express my loathing for people that think this sort of thing is even OK.

Keep your fear-based patriarchical guilt-laden mythology away from me and my family.

[cleanhippie]

2. "Keep your fear-based patriarchical guilt-laden mythology away from me and my family."

Many would consider that statement to be persecution of believers. Why do you want to take away their freedom to push their religion on you?

[MarkCharles]

3. What was it that a certain candidate for President was excoriated for...

saying "they cling to their guns and their Bible"?

Next thing you know, the Penn. House will want to carry their guns into the state house.


What an amazing use of religion to hide from the real problems in PA, like, for example bankrupt public schools.

"Teachers in Bankrupt Pennsylvania School District Pledge to Work for Free"

http://www.good.is/post/teachers-in-bankrupt-pennsylvania-school-district-pledge-to-work-for-free/

[fascisthunter]

4. Religious Fanaticism is the True Threat... not Atheism

or those who want a secular government. These people should live in a theocracy.

[rurallib]

5. not even one legislator with enough guts to vote no!

[appleannie1]

6. My state is becoming a total embarrassment

Our roads are in dire need of repairs. Over half of our bridges are almost structurally unsound. There have been extreme cuts to schools. Our state lands have been turned over to drilling for gas. The fracking has made our rivers toxic. And now they are endorsing something that is completely unconstitutional.

[skepticscott]

7. Yeah, but this is just a tiny fringe minority

and they have no real influence on this country or its laws and policies. There's a massive tsunami of progressive believers in the God of Underlying Energy who will sweep these few Bible-lovers (and the millions of people who vote for them over and over) into the sea of 21st century theological bliss.

[darkstar3]

9. Delusion breeds delusion...

[DFW]

8. "WHEREAS, The Bible, the word of God"

They already got it wrong starting with that.

Any religion not good enough to be accepted without force is not good enough, period.

[darkstar3]

10. That is some awful pulp right there.

Every single paragraph is factually wrong, and the whole jingoistic thing reads as if it was written by Hannity and then tweaked by a lawyer.

And now to add Pennsylvania to the list of states I will never move to.