The Secular Coalition for America and American Atheists are once again taking 16 state bills that promote religion through the government and pitting them against each other in a March Madness-like tournament to determine the “Worst State Bill” in the country.
Among the more shocking bills on the list:
Indiana, HB 1422: Would allow a person to legally carry a firearm onto school property if the person possesses the firearm: (1) as an employee or volunteer of a house of worship located on the school property; or (2) while attending a worship service or religious ceremony conducted at a house of worship located on the school property.
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South Carolina, HB 4949: Would define same-sex marriages as “parody marriages”, explicitly states that these marriages are inherently “nonsecular” because they entangle the government with the “religion” of secular humanism and thereby violate the establishment clause.
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Mississippi, HB 1505: Would allow parents to send their children to public school unvaccinated if they have a religious objection to vaccines.
Last year’s “champion” was Texas’ SB 651, which would allow for sweeping religiously-based discrimination by licensed professionals, including nurses, therapists, and even public school teachers. (It didn’t pass.)
Read the full story at the Friendly Atheist Blog
