Texas Judge Fights Back Against Hate From Newt Gingrich And The Christian Right

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A federal judge in Texas is fighting back against attacks by Newt Gingrich and the religious right. After receiving death threats and being labeled as an out of control activist judge for ruling that schools cannot sponsor student led prayer at graduation ceremonies, the Honorable Fred Biery fired back in a personal statement included in the ruling in Schultz v. Medina Valley.

He starts out thanking the US Marshal service and cops who had to increase their protection of court personnel.

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To those Christians who have venomously and vomitously cursed the Court family and threatened bodily harm and assassination: In His name, I forgive you.

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To those in the executive and legislative branches of government who have demagogued this case for their own political goals: You should be ashamed of yourselves.”

The judge then says that any American can pray "silently or aloud" 24/7/365 in private, as Jesus said should be done or in large groups according to Mohammed's instructions. He then references Matthew 6:6, the one about praying in the closet.

It’s brilliant of course. The judge is taking Christians to the proverbial woodshed for abandoning the teachings of Jesus for the teachings of an Islamic Prophet. He’s also rightfully pointing out that the Constitution protects the religious freedom of non-Christians. By sponsoring prayer at a graduation ceremony, the school blatantly alienated non-Christians which violates freedom of religion. We all know this won’t stop fundamentalist Christians from continuing their crusade to replace the Constitution with their twisted version of Christian law, but it’s refreshing to see a federal judge, in Texas no less, point out their hypocrisy.

The rest is at the Addicting Info blog.

[indepat]

1. Thanks, judge Biery, for shooting a passel of rockets up

their hypocritical, sanctimonious asses.

[Newest Reality]

2. Nobody

expects the American Inquisition, though it is in a prototypical form.

I want to thank that judge for courage and some insightful response to the situation. We all benefit from it.

[Frustratedlady]

3. How refreshing to see this response.

The Republicans have gotten by with all these lies and threats for far too long. No one has truly pushed back at them for how they twist the truth and make mountains out of molehills. They don't care about prayer in schools, they just know it gets a rise out of the Repugs and more donations for their coffers.

Truth be known, there probably aren't 25% of them that even bother to pray unless it's for more wealth and not to get caught in their playtime. That's PLAY, not pray!