Tag Archives: Christianists

NBC News reports: Texas cannot require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new requirement, making it the third such state law to be blocked by a court. A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders sought a preliminary injunction against the law, which goes into …

The Freedom From Religion Foundation writes: 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 …

Wired reports: In the months leading up to the January 6 Capitol riot, a now-deleted Twitter account bearing the full name of E.J. Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), betrayed a seeming obsession with promoting election denial conspiracy theories while talking about violent threats to those who stood in Trump’s way. A WIRED …

“If somebody like Kim [Davis], who actually gets an accommodation, can be forced into bankruptcy and persecuted for 10 years, then anybody can. So the religious liberty issue goes far beyond this issue or this case to everybody. And finally, Obergefell was wrong.It damaged the Constitution, it damaged marriage, it damaged the family, it has damaged the country. And the …

Hate group leader Tony Perkins writes:   President Trump has once again drawn the ire of the Left and the legacy media for exercising his statutory authority to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in response to Washington, D.C.’s dangerously high crime rate. By any objective measure, our nation’s capital remains one of the riskiest cities in America. President Trump’s move …

“I’ve approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C., to support President Trump’s effort to return law and order to our nation’s capital. Crime is out of control there, and it’s clear something must be done to combat it. Americans deserve a safe capital city that we can all be proud of. I know the …

“Gavin Newsom’s latest attempt to disenfranchise millions of California voters was written in the dark of night by the DCCC—more than 2,700 miles away from Sacramento in Washington. This is a slap in the face to Californians who overwhelmingly support the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. “Unlike other states, California must shred its own Constitution to succeed in its desperate gambit …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas school districts are coming back from summer with a rising number of parents asking for vaccine exemption forms and a new law that will make those documents even easier to obtain. Combined with funding cuts to public vaccination programs and the wearying battle by school nurses to balance parental consent and overall student body health, …

Via press release from Rep. Mary Miller: Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) reintroduced the Parents Opt-In Protection Act to protect parental rights and combat Illinois’ new mandate for student mental health screenings. Congresswoman Miller’s bill requires prior written consent from a parent or the student (if an adult or emancipated minor) before any school survey on sensitive personal information can …

The Los Angeles Times reports: For the past several months, volunteers and community members arriving at the Mi SELA youth center in the city of Bell have encountered a putrid smell. The source? Bags of discarded dog feces. The center is a partnership between the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Latino Equity Alliance and provides youth clubs, community-building workshops, …

From the Family Research Council’s website: A group of 80 pastors — Baptists, Lutherans, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, and more — are taking a stand against Kroger. The coalition of clergy sent a letter to interim Kroger CEO Ronald Sargent with an ultimatum: Drop the LGBT agenda or face a boycott. On the company’s website, it plainly states, “We proudly stand with …

CBS News reports: Costco will not sell the abortion pill mifepristone at its pharmacy locations, the shopping club told CBS News. The wholesaler said its decision not to sell the prescription medication was based on a “lack of demand from our members and other patients.” “They generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers,” Costco said. Costco’s position on …

“It starts locally. First off, in these schools, these schools have to start back disciplining kids. They took the paddle out of the school, and everything collapsed. We gotta get the paddle back, Rachel. Corporal punishment is the only way when you have a knucklehead kid that’s willing to rob you or me at gunpoint with a car full of …

From the Family Research Council’s website: For decades, leftists and progressives have used terms like “dictator,” “fascist,” and “Nazi” to deride, smear, and cow their political opponents into submission — and, for decades, it worked. It is, perhaps, little surprise that President Donald Trump has been called a “dictator” after announcing his federal takeover of Washington, D.C. Rep. Eric Swalwell …

“Social Security is rapidly becoming insolvent because it was basically set up as a Ponzi scheme, so it can’t go on forever. You’re going to have to transition to a system where people are paying in money and it is kept in a private account for just them. You know, that’s how a lot of people think Social Security works …

“If you are a proud patriot and you love this country and you wish for it to be reflected honorably to the peoples of Earth, then Washington, DC must be swept clean. I believe entire neighborhoods, probably, need to be emptied, need to be bulldozed. I believe that there are places that are so crime-ridden and so infested that you …

The Hill reports: White House officials are launching a review of some of the Smithsonian’s museums aimed at ensuring “alignment” with President Trump’s “directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions.” A Tuesday letter to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch was signed by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell …

“I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Highly Respected Economist, Dr. E.J. Antoni, as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE. I know E.J. Antoni will do an incredible job in this new role. Congratulations E.J.!” – Trump, just now …

CBS News reports: In the midst of an already controversial special legislative session, lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would allow lawsuits to target anyone who manufactures, mails, delivers, prescribes or distributes abortion pills. The bill would also permit people to file a wrongful death lawsuit if the medication results in harm or death of a fetus or the mother, …

Posted today by the Family Research Council: If someone broke into your home — God forbid — would you be ready? As a born-and-raised Texan, I know the easy solution to that problem is a firearm or two or three. Pro tip: the gun better be loaded. If someone breaks into your home, it’s too late to be fumbling around …