Written by Don Byrd
On second thought, Louisiana State Representative Thomas Carmody has decided to end his bid to make the Holy Bible the official state book, just ahead of a scheduled vote of the House yesterday. The Times-Picayune has more:
The bill had become a distraction, he said.
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Initially, Carmody had just been intending to designate a specific, historic copy of the Bible, which he thought could be found in the Louisiana State Museum, as the official state book. But lawmakers amended Carmody’s legislation two weeks ago to propose making any copy of the “Holy Bible” the official state book.
Whether or not the law would have been deemed a church-state violation by courts, the move was a bad idea, sure to alienate Louisiana residents whose faith follows a different text. Nice to see good sense prevail here.
