Suit Challenges Pennsylvania's "Year of the Bible" Resolution

The Freedom From Religion Foundation announced yesterday that it had filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a resolution passed by the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives that declares 2012 to be "The Year of the Bible." (See prior posting.) The complaint (full text) in Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Saccone, (MD PA, filed 3/26/2012), alleges that the sponsor of the resolution intended it to recognize an integral relationship between church and state. The suit asks for a declaration that the resolution violates the Establishment Clause, an order barring further publication or public distribution of the resolution, and an order declaring that the theocratic principles of the Bible do not constitute the official, preferred, or endorsed religion of Pennsylvania. Yesterday's Washington Post reports on the decision.