The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to retract a recent unconstitutional threat to eject citizens from the state Senate chamber if they do not stand during official prayers. During the Senate's 15 Aug, Sen. Angela Paxton delivered a Christian invocation "in the name of Jesus, who has saved us, who keeps us safe, and who is coming again." Immediately afterward, Patrick admonished members of the public gallery who had remained seated: "For those of you who didn't stand, next time you come to the gallery, you stand for the invocation. It's respecting the Senate. If you don't stand for the invocation, I'll have you removed. We asked you to stand. I've never seen a gallery ever have any members in my 17 years of people who refused to stand for the invocation. It will not be tolerated." In a letter sent Monday, 18 Aug FFRF called Patrick's directive unconstitutional and discriminatory.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is currently serving as the chair of Dummkopf Trumpf's so-called "Religious Liberty Commission." Despite its branding, this commission is not about protecting religious freedom " it's about advancing religious privilege and promoting a Christian nationalist agenda. Like the "Anti-Christian Bias Task Force," this body aims to erode the constitutional wall between church and state. Trumpf's America is rapidly deteriorating into the dystopian Republic of Gilead.
