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JoethePleb

(204 posts)
Mon Oct 8, 2012, 04:45 PM Oct 2012

Gov. Perry Skypes With Kountze Cheerleaders, Reads Scripture In Support Of Religious Freedom

Source: Burnt Orange Report

Over the weekend Governor Perry Skyped with Kountze cheerleaders and expressed his support for putting Christian scripture on their high school football team's run-through banners. In the short video the Governor cited scripture and compared the school board to the Sanhedrin that commanded Jesus' disciples not teach or speak in his name....



Read more: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12808/gov-perry-skypes-with-kountze-cheerleaders-reads-scripture-in-support-of-religious-freedom



Watch the Video embeded in the story!
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Gov. Perry Skypes With Kountze Cheerleaders, Reads Scripture In Support Of Religious Freedom (Original Post) JoethePleb Oct 2012 OP
shove jesus down the throats of people with differing views. how is that "freedom"? nt msongs Oct 2012 #1
And these idiots bellow about "Sharia Law". Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #3
Glad to see there are no other problems in TX. Words on a banner really help. Doh... freshwest Oct 2012 #2
How does Perry find time to do this? bongbong Oct 2012 #4
Aren't they destroying the word of God when they run through and rip those banners? tanyev Oct 2012 #5
Isn't that akin to burning the Koran? DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #6
Death to those who have desecrated the holy scripture..... defacto7 Oct 2012 #7
That is not "religious freedom." n/t Ian David Oct 2012 #8
Freedom FROM Religion .. let's call them YOHABLO Oct 2012 #9
Theocrat. blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #10

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
3. And these idiots bellow about "Sharia Law".
Mon Oct 8, 2012, 05:06 PM
Oct 2012

But would use the same Old Testament that Islam holds dear to kill people because of their beliefs.

tanyev

(42,559 posts)
5. Aren't they destroying the word of God when they run through and rip those banners?
Mon Oct 8, 2012, 05:17 PM
Oct 2012

Seems like a disrespectful thing to do to something you regard as divinely inspired.

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
6. Isn't that akin to burning the Koran?
Mon Oct 8, 2012, 06:13 PM
Oct 2012

Heck, they may as well just throw some Bibles on the Homecoming Bonfire.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
7. Death to those who have desecrated the holy scripture.....
Mon Oct 8, 2012, 06:51 PM
Oct 2012

not.

just sarcasm.... to make a point of how ridiculous it is to be radically intolerant.

They can tear up all the scripture they want for all I care.

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
9. Freedom FROM Religion .. let's call them
Mon Oct 8, 2012, 08:06 PM
Oct 2012

This is clearly a Constitutional issue. It's a State School and we still have Separation of Church and State. Remember folks, this is how fascism will look in the future .. a Christian cross wrapped in the American flag. Sickening

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