The Pennsylvania State Assembly recently purchased "220 Bibles and other holy books for legislators as they took the oath of office last month."
Members of the House got to select their Bibles from more than a dozen choices. Prices ranged from $30 to $90 each!
In addition, legislators who desired to have their names embossed on their Bibles could do so. That cost an extra $15 per, of course.
The total tab for this nonsense came to about $13,700!
Will someone please explain why in hell the taxpayers of the State of Pennsylvania are paying for Christian Bibles to be given to their state legislators? Is this not in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution?
If these Pennsylvania lawmakers are so pious they must have a Bible with them when they do their legislative duty, let them buy their own damn Bible! It is, of course, oxymoronic to speak of lawmakers and piety in the same sentence.
It isn't the money. The amount of money is a drop in Pennsylvania's budget. It's the principle of the thing.
I'd like to know who came up with this deranged idea.
And we should also recognize the moral strength of the seven (out of 203) legislators who refused this exercise in public religiosity.
h/t to the Friendly Atheist
1 comment:
What in God’s name is wrong with these nuts? If they give out Bibles, are they obligated to give out all religions books too or only the one they decided was needed?
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