Acting on behalf of the Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore in Sandy Springs,
Ga., and the former president of the Georgia Library Association, the
American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit arguing that a
Georgia law exempting the Bible from sales tax should be expanded to
all publications dealing with the meaning of life, according to the AP.
Enacted in the 1950s, the law also protects "Holy Scripture" from taxation. Phoenix and Dragon owner Candace Apple told the AP, "If they're not taxing someone's holy scriptures, they shouldn't be taxing anyone's. I'm not willing to stand at the counter and tell someone, 'Oh, sorry, your religion is wrong.' " She has found it bewitching that she has to charge sales tax on A Witches' Bible, a book for Wiccans.
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Books-A-Million is opening a 15,500-sq.-ft. store in Alabaster, Ala., near Birmingham, the company's headquarters. The store is in the Colonial Promenade on I-65 near U.S. Highway 31. It is BAM's first store in Alabaster and eighth in the metropolitan Birmingham area.
The new BAM will offer more than 85,000 titles, including books, magazines, collectibles, gifts and more. The grand opening celebration will be held from Friday, December 2, through Sunday, December 4.
Enacted in the 1950s, the law also protects "Holy Scripture" from taxation. Phoenix and Dragon owner Candace Apple told the AP, "If they're not taxing someone's holy scriptures, they shouldn't be taxing anyone's. I'm not willing to stand at the counter and tell someone, 'Oh, sorry, your religion is wrong.' " She has found it bewitching that she has to charge sales tax on A Witches' Bible, a book for Wiccans.
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Books-A-Million is opening a 15,500-sq.-ft. store in Alabaster, Ala., near Birmingham, the company's headquarters. The store is in the Colonial Promenade on I-65 near U.S. Highway 31. It is BAM's first store in Alabaster and eighth in the metropolitan Birmingham area.
The new BAM will offer more than 85,000 titles, including books, magazines, collectibles, gifts and more. The grand opening celebration will be held from Friday, December 2, through Sunday, December 4.