Harris County Bible Update

The Star of Hope Mission has publicly stated that they will petition to intervene in the case. At this point it is unclear what that means since the district judge has ruled on the case and closed it, and the County has determined that they are going to appeal.

They will be represented by the Alliance Defense Fund which appears to be a sort of litigation clearing house for pro-religion causes. Based on the variety of cases, it appears they support any Christian religious cause. My prediction is that they will be permitted to intervene because as I stated in a previous article the Star of Hope Mission actually owns the Bible in question. In Texas legal parlance, "that dog'll hunt."

This is shaping up to be a good clean fight. Disregarding the absurd publicity aboutI think both sides on this issue have legitimate arguments, so regardless of which side I support (not that there is any ambiguity), I look forward to the briefs.

HoustonChronicle.com - Star of Hope to file motion to keep Bible on display