American Atheists ‘Celebrate’ Year of the Bible in Harrisburg with Outrageous Billboard
Image: American Atheists Responding to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives declaring 2012 the ‘Year of the Bible,’ AmericanAtheists.org have paid for and put up a billboard in the capitol which reads, “Slaves, obey your masters.” The atheistic group says they’re not being offensive. Just sending a message. “The message this billboard...
Continue ReadingPennsylvania May Pass Most Extreme Ultrasound Bill in Country
Throughout the country, lawmakers are on a mission to put a dent in women’s rights. They want to stop the Birth Control Epidemic, close abortion clinics, and penetratingly shame women into reconsidering potential abortions. As we reported on PhillyNow back in October 2011, Pennsylvania is following suit with State Rep. Kathy Rapp’s bill that’d put a...
Continue ReadingBrian Sims Hits Rep. Josephs Over ‘Year of the Bible’ Apology
It’s the Year that won’t end. After Philadelphia State Rep. Babette Josephs joined a group of legislators to apologize for their vote in favor of House Resolution 535 — which bizarrely declared 2012 the ‘Year of the Bible’ in Pennsylvania — her primary challenger is hitting her back where it hurts: Her own statements. “I call on Representative...
Continue ReadingPhilly State Rep. Apologizes for ‘Year of the Bible’ Vote
This afternoon, Philly State Rep. Mark Cohen held a press conference in Harrisburg urging his colleagues to reconsider last month’s resolution which labeled 2012 the “Year of the Bible” by the state government. Cohen was joined by the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, the American Civil Liberties Union and American Atheists. At the press conference, he...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: $1.9 Million in State Budget to Honor Standup Comedian
After making the Philadelphia University “Arlen Specter Library” earmark a sticking point of his campaign against Pennsylvania Democratic uber spending and corruption in 2010, Gov. Tom Corbett recently signed off on $1.9 million for the very same library, claiming he had no choice! That building at PU will hold some of former Senator Specter’s papers...
Continue ReadingNow Legislature May Repeal ‘Year of the Bible’ Resolution? [UPDATED]
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. This morning, Rep. Mark B. Cohen of Philadelphia commented on a PhillyNow post from January 28, in which we reported that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution declaring 2012 the “Year of the Bible.” He wrote, “The significant outcry against this nonbinding resolution has convinced...
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Philly’s Presence Known at Capitol Budget Protests
Image: Berlin Rosen Yesterday, Gov. Tom Corbett gave the budget address everyone expected. It consisted of education cuts, a balk on infrastructure funds, no new taxes or tax loophole closings and about 66,000 residents can expect to be cut off cash assistance in the near future. And since the budget had been anticipated for some time, about 300 protesters showed...
Continue ReadingWelfare Drug Testing Rolls Out in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has taken the first baby step toward its drug testing for welfare recipients program. The program, which passed the Legislature and was signed into law last year, has begun as a pilot program in Schuylkill County and will move throughout the entire state assuming it’s cost effective — which may sound odd assuming you heard about the latest...
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia City Council Introduces Resolution Denouncing Anti-Foreign (Sharia) Law Bill [UPDATED]
Philadelphia City Council members Curtis Jones, Jr. and Maria Quinones Sanchez have introduced Resolution 120031, which sends an overnight package straight to Harrisburg containing one (1) middle finger. The Resolution, as yet unnamed, “Urg[es] the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reject House Bill 2029 as unnecessary and inconsistent with our core constitutional...
Continue ReadingPA House Unanimously Declares 2012 “Year of the Bible”
On Tuesday, the PA House decided it made sense to declare 2012 the “Year of the Bible”—and unanimously passed a resolution doing just that, 193-0. The resolution, primarily sponsored by state Rep. Rick Saccone, of Allegheny and Washington Counties, is about a page long and according to some bloggers, is probably a violation of Church and State. And if not,...
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