ACLU Sues to Expand Bible Tax Break

Tuesday November 15, 2005 9:01 PM

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO

Associated Press Writer

ATLANTA (AP) - Acting on behalf of a seller of spiritual books, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit arguing that a Georgia law exempting the Bible from sale taxes is discriminatory and should be extended to all publications dealing with the meaning of life.

``If they're not taxing someone's holy scriptures, they shouldn't be taxing anyone's,'' said Candace Apple, who owns the Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs. ``I'm not willing to stand at the counter and tell someone, `Oh, sorry, your religion is wrong.'''