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Perry Panders To The Evangelicals
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| Rick Perry is once again throwing the U.S. Constitution under the bus to pander to the right wing religious extremists. Click on pic for larger image
Texas Governor Rick Perry made some startling remarks Tuesday, Sept. 18, as he addressed a conference call to a meeting of Christian conservatives. His remarks displayed an utter disregard for the concepts outlined in the U.S. Constitution, American and Texas history and indicated he had no interest in other Christian faiths, other religions or people who had no religion. He knows which side his bread is buttered on.
Below is a good summary in an article by Christy Hoppe of the Dallas News.
Rick
Perry, speaking on a conference call with Christian conservatives Tuesday,
called the separation between church and state a false premise that is advanced
by the devil.
He
also said that the Obama Administration and court system are working to remove
religious references from the American way of life and that is it up to
“Christian warriors, Christian soldiers,” to prevent it from happening.
Since
his presidential campaign, Perry has been publicly outspoken about what he sees
as the strong role of religion in public service, but the statements and audio,
posted by Right Wing Watch,
are among his most strident.
Perry
was participating in conservative pastor Rick Scarborough’s “40 Days to Save
America,” which calls for prayer and fasting that seeks God’s intervention for
the nation and leading up to the November election.
Perry
told listeners that instead of staying away from the political fray, people of
faith have, “a Biblical responsibility to be involved in the public arena
proclaiming God’s truth,” Perry said.
He
said it is particularly true on the abortion issues, where it’s “important that
we as Christians put legislation into place, that we elect women and men that
defend life.”
“Satan
runs across the world with his doubt and with his untruths and what have you,
and one of the untruths out there that is driven is that people of faith should
not be involved in the public arena,” Perry said.
Perry
also struck a theme he used frequently on the presidential campaign that the
Obama Administration has declared a war on religion, mostly citing a decision
that health insurance policies include coverage for contraceptives.
“The
American family is under siege, traditional values are somehow exclusionary, a
simple prayer in our public schools is the basis for these secular attacks,”
Perry said, calling it “spiritual warfare.”
“It
falls on us, we truly are Christian warriors, Christian soldiers, and for us as
Americans to stand our ground and to firmly send a message to Washington that
our nation is about more than just some secular laws,” Perry said.
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