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Texas Governor Rick Perry facing federal lawsuit over Day of Prayer and Fasting
by StuartJuly 14th, 2011
6 Comments
Texas Governor Rick Perry is facing a federal lawsuit as a state/church watchdog group consisting of atheists and agnostics attempts to block his involvement in the Day of Prayer and Fasting organized for Aug 6.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a watchdog group consisting of 16,600 members, filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District Court of Texas to keep the religious event from occurring, arguing it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
The legal complaint says the plaintiffs are “nonbelievers who support the free exercise of religion, but strongly oppose the governmental establishment and endorsement of religion, including prayer and fasting, which are not only an ineffectual use of time and government resources, but which can be harmful or counterproductive as a substitute for reasoned action.”
Posted by Stuart James
6 Comments
Are the ones who object too stupid to see that this is voluntary. The first amendment is “freedom of religion”, not “freedom from religion”! If you don’t want to pray, DON’T! It’s your freedom. Where were you when Obama had Muslim day at the whitehouse!!!!
[...] to Stuart for the heads up. The group Freedom from Religion Foundation is suing Rick Perry for hosting a Day [...]
TIME FOR ALL TEXANS TO STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH GUNS/BIBLES IN THEIR HANDS AND SAY THEIR PRAYERS TOGETHER!!! AMEN AND AMEN!!!
I think Gov. Perry should use a bull horn just to make sure those anti prayer idiots will be able to hear the prayer going forth.
I’m glad that Gov. Perry has the Cajones to stand up to those Godless Goons.
The first amendment to the constitution states” Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of regilion, or prohibiting the free exercise there of.
Govrnor Perry is neither trying to establish a state
regilion or prohibit the exercise of any group of people
from exercising any form of religion. All he is doing is calling the nation and its people to a day of prayer and fasting. All people and all religions are welcome to attend. If you do not want to pray and fast, all you have to do is not come and do it. No government funds are
being used and a private orgnization is funding the event.
No where does the constitution state that an elected
office holder can not call for the nation to pray ad fast.
All religions and faiths are welcome to do this.
May God Truly Bless Governor Perry for this call to prayer,fasting and repentance, and may God truly
bless America and heal our land.
May 2 Chronicles 7:14 be all america’s heart felt pray
and cry unto our God.
Soooo Happy there is a Governor with his pants on the right place! My blessings for him and his team! Nobody is obstructing the rights of others but the ones who are in opposition for the gathering and excercise of faith by those who choose to pray instead of let society run down the hill.