Santorum On Putting Bibles In Public Schools: ‘Yes We Can! Yes We Can!’

Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., poses for a portrait in his publishers office Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Washington before an interview about his soon to be released book titled "Blue Color Conservative." (AP P... Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., poses for a portrait in his publishers office Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Washington before an interview about his soon to be released book titled "Blue Color Conservative." (AP Photo/J. David Ake) MORE LESS
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) issued a passionate call for Bibles in public schools on Saturday during an appearance at a convention of social conservatives in Orlando, Florida.

“The reason Bibles are no longer in the public schools is because we let them take them out,” Santorum said to amens and applause at The Awakening conference, hosted by the right-wing Liberty Counsel. “You say, ‘Well, we can’t get them back in?’ Yes we can! Yes we can!”

“How much are you willing to sacrifice?” the former presidential candidate continued. “One person got the Bibles out of the schools. We have more than one person here! But you’ve got to have the same passion in preserving our country as they do to transform it.”

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  1. I agree! And along with Bibles, we put in Qurans, atheist manifestos, information about the FSM, info about Buddhism, Satanism, Hinduism, and every other ‘ism’ out there. Either all if it goes in, or none of it does. Take your pick douchebag!

  2. Did any of these people ever actually READ the Constitution?

  3. Ok. Also Korans, Torahs, and whatever anyone wants to describe as their religious literature. I take that back. Government already funds religion enough through tax relief and religious tolerance.

  4. Especially FSM. May you be touched by his noodly appendage.

  5. There are Bibles in public school libraries. Students are free to bring into public schools a personal copy of the Bible. Public schools can legally utilize the Bible in comparative literature courses. Santorum is full of santorum.

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