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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 21, 2015 at 5:26 pm
Holy shit, I nearly spit out my drink when I read that it had bipartisan support.
Maybe it's time for a move?
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 21, 2015 at 6:59 pm
(January 21, 2015 at 5:26 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Holy shit, I nearly spit out my drink when I read that it had bipartisan support.
Maybe it's time for a move?
It's well past time.
Mississippi Democrats are basically moderate Republicans. Mississippi Republicans are frothing-at-the-mouth Tea Party anarchists.
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 21, 2015 at 7:07 pm
Someone didn't study the principle of secularism
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 21, 2015 at 7:12 pm
I think the official state orifice of Mississippi should be the anus.
(Yeah, I'm sucking up to Anusius for some more blessings, sue me)
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 21, 2015 at 11:29 pm
What's wrong with the Bible being a state book? The word of God is the best thing that can happen and you Atheists do not want it due to your own personal agenda???
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 21, 2015 at 11:36 pm
I don't think there should be any "state" books. Or state birds. Or state flowers. Get the fuck over it and get on to something more important.
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 22, 2015 at 12:35 am
I think an official state orifice has some potential.
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 22, 2015 at 12:38 am
(January 21, 2015 at 11:29 pm)JesusChristLover Wrote: What's wrong with the Bible being a state book? The word of God is the best thing that can happen and you Atheists do not want it due to your own personal agenda???
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RE: Mississippi wants Bible as the official state book
January 22, 2015 at 12:45 am
Imagine the uproar if the official state book proposal was The Book of Mormon.
That's why it's fucking wrong.