Let’s play fill in the blank. Check out the following quotes from two Texas legislators about the potential mingling of public funds and a religious doctrine. The first is by state Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, followed by state Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center. See if you can guess what religion they’re railing against. “Apparently it’s (involved […]
Wayne Christian
If At First You Don’t Succeed
State Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, just won’t give it a rest. But at least his continuing crusade to use the state budget to force his version of “traditional values” onto college campuses has given more credence to our earlier post about his true intentions — and has exposed the far-right legislator as being out of […]
If You Can’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em?
So that’s what he meant by “equal.” Remember earlier in the Texas Legislative session when state Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, offered a budget amendment that required state colleges and universities that fund campus gender and sexuality centers (which on the University of Texas and Texas A&M campuses serve women and LGBTQA communities) to spend an […]
‘Of Course It’s a War on Birth Control’
Wayne Christian lets the truth slip in an interview with the Texas Tribune: Of course it’s a war on birth control, abortion, everything — that’s what family planning is supposed to be about. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9gS1gYyozs&feature=player_embedded] This wasn’t a momentary slip of the tongue. Christian is just saying out loud what many Texas lawmakers believe — and […]
The Successful/Failed Amendment
Texas state Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, may have succeeded and failed at the same time. […]
