America's Real Literacy Crisis: It's the Bible, Stupid! -- Politics Daily »

Posted By TimALoftis 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
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So a little-known congressman, Paul Broun, is making a big ruckus by introducing a resolution calling on President Obama to designate a "National Year of the Bible" for America. Broun is a Republican (natch) from Georgia (of course) so none of this should be a surprise, right? Just another Christian fundamentalist, cynics might say, trying to turn us into a nation of Bible thumpers. The reaction has been equally predictable: Those irreligious Democrats have shunned Broun's proposal like swine flu. Jewish pols, in particular, are skeptical, and secularists see yet another plot to turn the United States into a theocracy.

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    myfairlady5 months, 3 weeks ago

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    These phony Christians and their fear mongering tactics because they are soooooooo scared a Black man is the President of the U.S. and that is eating their insides out like an acid.

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      engineer5 months, 3 weeks ago

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      Considering the fundamentalist do not follow what Jesus said, why do they want to have everyone read a book they don't believe in?

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