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upaloopa

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3. I think the Buddha was better at kindness and compassion.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 07:33 PM

Jan 2015

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.

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Proposal wants to make Bible Mississippi's state book [View all] n2doc Jan 2015 OP

These are Dems?! KamaAina Jan 2015 #1

Seems to me anymore many use the bible for everything but promoting kindness and compassion. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #2

I think the Buddha was better at kindness and compassion. upaloopa Jan 2015 #3

Mississippi, 50th in EVERYTHING MohRokTah Jan 2015 #4

Keeping their number consistant. misterhighwasted Jan 2015 #5

Let me suggest something more appropriate... world wide wally Jan 2015 #6

"To Kill A Mockingbird" was set in Alabama Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #10

The Bible was set in the Middle East world wide wally Jan 2015 #11

That's true Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #12

That would begat too logical world wide wally Jan 2015 #14

How about "Light in August"...? First Speaker Jan 2015 #16

Mississippi has produced a number of great writers... Tom Ripley Jan 2015 #7

Do they not know that we have this thing called the First Amendment? Initech Jan 2015 #8

Aren't there different yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #9

They obviously want to put Jews and Muslims in their place. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #13

More like Lord of the Flies or 1984 Ramses Jan 2015 #15

which version/edition? salin Jan 2015 #17

Yeah, you wouldn't want to "force reading" on anyone . . . hatrack Jan 2015 #18

Ok how about "50 Shades Of Grey" Katashi_itto Jan 2015 #19