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 Aug. 15 session, 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."
Nothing says "religious freedom" like being told to stand for a prayer that ends with: "In the name of Jesus, who has saved us, who keeps us safe, and who is coming again."
-- ffrf.org (@ffrf.org) Aug 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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#2: Indeed-- what crime has been committed? This loser wrote the screed The Second Most Important Book You Will Ever Read: A Personal Challenge to Read the Bible. Here is Lt Governor Dan Patrick's stellar resume: ballotpedia.org
Out of their earshot, rightwing "Christians" distatefully smear Jews as "Christ Killers." So I guess if Laura Loomer ever visited the Texas Senate and doesn't join in the convocation for her Savior Jesus Christ, this Jimmy Swaggart reincarnation would have the female pit fiend ejected: www.aljazeera.com
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