Rick Perry Says Americans Have No Right to Freedom From Religion
On Thursday, Rick Perry signed the "Merry Christmas Bill," written by two Republicans with the aim of making it legal for schools to "educate students about the history of traditional winter celebrations, and allow students and district staff to offer traditional greetings regarding the celebrations". This allows school administrators to say "Merry Christmas" and other holiday greetings on school grounds (which they already can) as well as set up religious displays in schools.
"I'm proud we are standing up for religious freedom in our state," Perry said. "Freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from religion."
Clearly and unquestionably, Rick Perry doesn't give a damn about the constitution. Freedom of religion entails freedom from imposed religion - the government has no right to endorse religion, and public school grounds certainly count, as landmark Supreme Court cases on the First Amendment have established. Just the way they don't have the right to endorse not having a religion. Does this bill allow schools to put up atheistic writings on its walls? Or is it, in intention and in overwhelmingly likely practice, for one or two religions?
Of course not, because Rick Perry and his cohort of extremists want to impose their religion on everyone else. That's why this clown governor, normally belching up bile about freedom from the federal government, is "proud" to deny you "freedom from religion". Can there be any question about the intent of a bill called the "Merry Christmas Bill"?
More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13651/rick-perry-says-americans-have-no-right-to-freedom-from-religion .
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