Rick Perry Blames Separation Of Church And State On Satan

[Ichingcarpenter]

In a conference call with fellow evangelicals earlier this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) shared his thoughts on the origins of the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. Rather than tracing the idea to the nation’s founders, Perry warned of a more nefarious source: Satan.

“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 during the call on Tuesday, organized by the Rev. Rick Scarborough.

Perry said the separation of religious and civic institutions in the U.S. began with a “narrative” that first took root in the 1960s.

“Somehow or another there’s this, ya know, steel wall, this iron curtain or whatever you want to call it between the church and people of faith and this separation of church and state is just false on its face,” the governor said. “We have a biblical responsibility to be involved in the public arena proclaiming God’s truth.”


SEPTEMBER 20, 2012, 3:13 PM

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/rick_perry_satan_church_state.php



He could have been the GOP nominee

[LeftinOH]

1. Satan is as real as the Tooth Fairy, He shouldn't be in politics. n/t

[Viva_Daddy]

2. He's wrong, of course. It was our Founding Fathers.

[hobbit709]

3. so that says the Founding Fathers were NOT Christians but Satanists?

His logic is more convoluted than an M.C. Escher drawing.

[Cleita]

4. I'm all separation of state and Satan as well.

[Aristus]

5. I notived he snuck in a cold War reference there...

"Iron curtain"...

Yeah, separation of church and state is a commie plot!...

[Kingofalldems]

6. The Church Lady told him.

[DonViejo]

7. I blame the election of Rick Perry on Satan