A Wisconsin-based religious freedom group is suing Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential contender, in an effort to block his promotion of and participation in an all-day Christian prayer event to be held Aug. 6, arguing that it violates the constitutional separation of church and state.
The Freedom From Religious Foundation, which claims more than 16,000 members, including 700 in Texas, filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday in Houston, contending that Perry’s actions violate the Constitution's Establishment Clause by “giving the appearance that the government prefers evangelical Christian religious beliefs over other religious beliefs and non-beliefs.”
“We always say, beware prayer by pious politicians,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, who co-directs the group with her husband, Dan Barker, a former evangelical Christian minister who is now an atheist.
“Nothing fails like prayer,” she said. “It’s the ultimate political cop-out.”
3 comments:
how low can we go? so far from our "founding".... shame on anyone for calling on God to help us in our time of dire need. the nerve of us. to think we need the help of God. are we demented; have we lost it?
NO WE HAVEN'T LOST IT. CALL ON GOD EVERYDAY. WE SURE NEED HIM INDIVIDUALY AND COLLECTIVELY. I'M NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT THIS AND AS HISTORY SHOWS US; I'M IN VERY GOOD COMPANY.
Jesus does not care, Rick.
16,000 members how about 16 at most
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