A spokesman for Republican members of the Arizona House said the Bibles have had a presence in the members' lounge 'since at least the 1990s.'
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, seen in a silent video wearing a white suit and hiding Bibles in a lounge at the state Capitol, described her actions as a type of protest regarding the separation of church and state.Arizona's leaders have upheld religious traditions long before Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton decided to hide two Bibles that were in the House members' lounge for decades.
The two Bibles are the same, New International Version translations with a 1984 copyright date. They are on tables on opposite sides of the small lounge, where no one but House members and staff are allowed, except by invitation. The lounge, which has doors that open to the House floor, has cushioned chairs and sofas, a couple of TVs, some artwork and an old shoe-shining machine.
"At your desk, in your own personal office, have whatever religious texts you want," said Casteen, a teacher who ran unsuccessfully for the state Legislature last year."I'm pretty sure you shouldn't have anything front-facing." "Where is the Torah? Where is the Quran ... the Book of Mormon?" said Cano, D-Tucson, noting books he said are"super-important to the people of many faiths in this building."
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