Social conservatives have long pointed to the constitutional bar on government-sponsored prayer in public schools as the source of many of society’s ills. Just last week, when a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater, some trotted out the “If only we had prayer in schools” argument as a solution for preventing such tragedies. […]
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Fischer Blames Colorado Shootings on Teaching Evolution, Ending State-Sponsored School Prayer
Bryan Fischer, a spokesman for a hate group that Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked to help organize his prayer extravaganza in Houston last August, is blaming the horrific Colorado theater shootings last week on teaching students about evolution. Raw Story reports what Fischer, the director of issues analysis for the American Family Association, said on […]
Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert Defends Anti-Muslim Smears, Calls John McCain ‘Numb Nut’
East Texas Congressman Louie “Terror Baby” Gohmert today defended the accusations and smears he and four other members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been aiming at Muslim Americans serving in the U.S. government. But he probably didn’t help himself when he directly insulted the Republican Party’s 2008 presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain. […]
Louie Gohmert Links Colorado Shootings to ‘Ongoing Attacks on Judeo-Christian Beliefs’
Wow. East Texas Congressman Louis Gohmert is on a roll. Just a day after his outrageous rant against Muslims at a congressional hearing, today he linked the horrific shootings at a movie theater in Colorado to “ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs”: “You know what really gets me, as a Christian, is to see the ongoing […]
Joseph McCarthy Would Be Proud of Louie Gohmert
The late Joseph McCarthy’s soul surely was dancing over the shocking behavior of East Texas Congressman Louie “Terror Babies” Gohmert at a congressional hearing on Thursday. It gets especially outrageous at the 3:00 mark. Words fail. […]
