Things I learned during the Alabama Legislature's Ten Commandments debate today

[Scuba]

http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/02/things_i_learned_during_the_al.html

- School shootings, patricide and matricide are due to the Ten Commandments not being displayed in schools and other government buildings. – Rep. Bridges.

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- People who believe in Mohammed practice "Muslimism." – Rep. James Buskey, D-Mobile.

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- Before they bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church, "Bull Connor and them" had a prayer. – Rep. Holmes.

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- Voting for the Ten Commandments puts souls in peril because "we are voting against what can save the soul of a believer." – Rep. Bandy.

[ladjf]

1. Alabama has one of the most ignorant voting constituencies in America. nt

[KansDem]

2. Never can understand this 10-C worship...

-Three of the Cs--lying, stealing, murdering--were punishable crimes long before Greece and Rome
-Three more of the Cs comprise a "wish list"--respect elders; don't lust after women and things. If these were punishable, just about every teen and advertising CEO would be in prison
-The remaining four are guidelines for worshiping another person's God

Just don't see the need for all this hue and cry about posting the 10-Cs in public places...

[Thinkingabout]

3. Maybe Alabama legislators needs to uphold the Constitution and allow everyone

To practice their religion if choice. How would these same three like to have another religion to tell them to stop and pray several times a day.

[d_r]

4. This is freaking awesome

I thought Tennessee had the stupidest state legislators, but the folks of goat hill never fail to delight.

This is great:

- Rep. Bridges didn't include John 3:16 in the amendment because not everybody believes in Jesus Christ. – Rep. Bridges, opposing an amendment from Rep. Bandy to add John 3:16 to the bill.

[Token Republican]

5. The best way to fight this nonsense

is to allow it. Provided of course that at least one additional bible quote can be added. I suggest this nugget.

Psalms 137: 9
How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!


This verse has multiple uses when debating the religious right.

[jpak]

6. Dumbfuckery at its finest

yup