I have an idea. Since we’ve got this huge deficit, how about placing a special tax on American church-goers? The larger and more politically-vocal the church, the larger the tax bill. I’m thinking roughly $5,000 / person (This is for your average Southern Baptist). There needs to be some serious discussion in this area.

My logic: Until the church can start showing some respect for ‘separation‘, the rest of us shouldn’t be.

Carrying The Koran

Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to serve in Congress, intends to undermine American civilization by carrying a Koran to his swearing-in ceremony. That’s the boneheaded view of columnist Dennis Prager, who unfortunately is not alone in denouncing what he claims would be a sacrilegious act by the Democrat from Minnesota. Either use the Bible to take the oath or don’t serve in Congress, Mr. Ellison is being told by the furious right.

Nothing in the Constitution requires public office holders to bring in any sacred book to their swearing-in. Those who insist that Christianity is the operative religion in public institutions should revisit Article VI of the Constitution: Members of Congress, state legislatures and all executive and judicial officers “shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”

A civics lesson worth remembering is that members of Congress don’t even have to put their left hands on any book when they raise their right hands to be sworn in together by the House speaker. They may carry a book or memento of their choosing.

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