'The intent was never to be destructive, to never desecrate or to offend,' said Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, D-Tucson, who is an ordained minister.
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.An Arizona House Democrat and ordained minister recorded on video hiding Bibles at a lounge at the state Capitol apologized to her peers for her actions.
The missing Bibles were a"mystery" that went on for weeks until House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Glendale, took the advice of Capitol security personnel and ordered a camera placed in the House members' lounge, said Speaker Pro Tempore Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert. "It makes me a little uncomfortable, and I think it's kind of offensive to people who believe in and cherish the Bible," Grantham said."I feel like a disappointed dad."
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