Deals Says Athiest Materials at State Parks OK

Gov. Nathan Deal said Athiest materials at State Park lodges and cabins is fine, but he can’t say how the public might react.

 Deal said Tuesday “if somebody doesn’t want to read the Gideon Bibles, they don’t have to take it out of the drawer. If there is some atheist literature, they don’t have to read it,” according to the Associated Press.

He added he wasn’t sure of the response from visitors, saying “If they want to put it there, I can’t guarantee its safety.”

American Atheists says it plans to donate several books including “Why I Am An Atheist.”

Park managers initially removed Bibles after receiving a citizen complaint, to management at the Amicalola Falls State Park.

The state attorney general later advised it was ok since the Bibles weren’t paid for by the state.