Alright, you liberal, bleeding heart folks that are so against book burning… can I choose to give anyone a book anywhere I want… if I want to? Now, if they refuse it, fine, but do I have the freedom to offer them a book? Would you take away my right to give someone some reading material?

Well, they have in Missouri. There, I can’t give away a book in a school according to the Missouri Supreme Court. That book, is, of course, the Bible. What is everyone so afraid of? Does the Bible bite? If it is “just another book” with no unique authority in and of itself, why prevent me from giving it out?

School Policy Allowing Bible Distribution Ruled Unconstitutional

“A federal judge has ruled a Missouri school district’s policy permitting Bible distribution unconstitutional, but an attorney representing the district has vowed to appeal. The case against the South Iron School District was filed two years ago by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of four sets of parents who are Christian. An appeals court ordered the district last August to temporarily halt the handout of Bibles to fifth graders by Gideons International, known for its widespread distribution of the Holy Book in hotels nationwide. The school district in Annapolis then altered its open access policy, permitting Gideons and other groups – including the Red Cross, Missouri Water Patrol, and Girl Scouts – to give away Bibles or other literature before or after school or during lunch, but not in classrooms. But U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry ruled Tuesday that both practices violated the Establishment Clause and granted a permanent injunction against any Bible distributors. In her opinion, she held that both practices are ‘the promotion of Christianity by distributing Bibles to elementary school students.’ ‘The policy has the principle or primary effect of advancing religion by conveying a message of endorsement to elementary school children,’ she wrote. Although Christian, the parents who sued believe religious beliefs should be taught in the home, not school, said Anthony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Eastern Missouri, according to The Associated Press.”

Obviously, the Bible stirs up such ire specifically because it IS the Word of God and IS full of His authority! I would suggest that the Gideons stand just outside school grounds and give out their Bibles ANYWAY!