School prayer bill also introduced

[caraher]

Have the Christian Taliban already taken over? Check out Senate Bill 251:

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 20-30-5-4.6; (12)IN0251.1.1. --> SECTION 1. IC 20-30-5-4.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 4.6. (a) In order that each student recognize the importance of spiritual development in establishing character and becoming a good citizen, the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority of a charter school may require the recitation of the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of each school day. The prayer may be recited by a teacher, a student, or the class of students.
(b) If the governing body or equivalent authority requires the recitation of the Lord's Prayer under subsection (a), the governing body or equivalent authority shall determine the version of the Lord's Prayer that will be recited in the school corporation or charter school.
(c) A student is exempt from participation in the prayer if:
(1) the student chooses not to participate; or
(2) the student's parent chooses to have the student not

participate.

Found via the Journal & Courier commentary on this and the creation science bill.

[zbdent]

1. apparently, Republicans don't believe that there are enough

laws and regulations on personal behavior ...

[caraher]

2. I'm also amazed they want public schools to handle religious education

Clearly their churches are not doing the job..

[zbdent]

3. yes, but teach kids age-appropriate sex education in public schools

and look out ... the world's going to hell in a handbasket!

(ironically, teaching kids age-appropriate sex education in public schools might have stopped a lot of problems for the Catholic Church all those years!!!)

[BiggJawn]

4. They just want to spend Mitch's "extra" 320 megabucks..

Spend it all on lawsuits.
I think the lobbying groups that sponsor this shit think that if they can get enough court cases going in this country that ONE of them will sneak through and get in front of Scalia & Company.

And then, by gar, this *WILL* be a Xian country!