Okay, this is a poorly written story about far too many things–school prayer, school boards, media circuses–but the whole bit about Tangipahoa Parish as the epicenter of the biblical apocalypse is absolutely freaking priceless. I couldn’t make this shit up if I tried, people:
The Tangipahoa Parish School System is the first system in the state to test a biometric fingerprint system that scans children’s index fingers to credit their lunch accounts as they move through the cafeteria line, school system spokeswoman Cindy Benitez said.
School officials never asked for parents’ permission to scan the fingerprints of their children, Suzie McGovern of Loranger told the board….
Before the meeting, McGovern and parent Janice Fairburn of Loranger acknowledged religious concerns about the scanners. The Book of Revelation talks of a “mark of the beast,” which is a sign those people are damned. Some Christians believe that the fingerprint scanners are close to assigning their children a mark.
Does it really surprise anyone that Tangipahoa happens to be the home of Kentwood, Louisiana and, by extension, Britney Spears? I mean, if anyone’s a candidate to assume the titles of “Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth,” it’s Brit-Brit, right?
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