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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:25 PM Sep 2012

Texas Governor Rick Perry(R) Tells ‘Christian Soldiers’ To ‘Stand Our Ground’ Against Obama

During a conference call with evangelicals on Tuesday, Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) called upon “Christian warriors” and “Christian soldiers” to “stand our ground” against President Barack Obama, who he said is trying to ”remove any trace of religion from American life,” a message inspired by “Satan” himself.

Perry made the comments during a conference call with pastors and evangelicals nationwide, as first cited by Right Wing Watch. He was taking part in an ongoing religious campaign called “40 Days to Save America.” Other participants in the calls this week include Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), and even former Jack Abramoff co-conspirator Ralph Reed.

Introducing his guest, pastor Rick Scarborough, one of the “40 Days” organizers, credited the governor’s spirituality with ending the Texas drought. (Update: The Texas drought is actually still going on.) But it was Perry himself who did the real preaching.

In audio published to the campaign’s website (embedded below), Perry claims that the constitutional provision which guarantees the right to religious freedom actually drives faithful Christians out of the public sphere. “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,” he said.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry(R) Tells ‘Christian Soldiers’ To ‘Stand Our Ground’ Against Obama (Original Post) Purveyor Sep 2012 OP
Gov. Good hair is just false on his face, Lies are all they have Vincardog Sep 2012 #1
Governor Good Meds appears to have been double-dipping into his pain pill bottle. beac Sep 2012 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author 1GirlieGirl Sep 2012 #2
More proof how fucking useless the GOP is BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #3
Treason. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #4
You can;t be both a Christian and a Republican. mysuzuki2 Sep 2012 #5
AARRRGGHHHH!! Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #6
Where does he get this crap from? NICO9000 Sep 2012 #7
Go fuck yourself, Perry Zoeisright Sep 2012 #9
These are words of desparation SpartanDem Sep 2012 #10
So now Obama talks to Satan? davidn3600 Sep 2012 #11
And the Republicans accuse Muslims of engaging in a religious war? TroyD Sep 2012 #12

beac

(9,992 posts)
8. Governor Good Meds appears to have been double-dipping into his pain pill bottle.
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 08:08 PM
Sep 2012

It's pretty sad to watch him struggle to remain nationally relevant. What an oaf.

Response to Purveyor (Original post)

BeyondGeography

(39,278 posts)
3. More proof how fucking useless the GOP is
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:41 PM
Sep 2012

Just pull shit out of your ass, rile people up, steal when no one's looking, lie us into another war to enrich your contributors.

Fucking useless.

SpartanDem

(4,533 posts)
10. These are words of desparation
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 01:36 AM
Sep 2012

the christian right sees the writing to the wall, a large segment of Americans especially the young are rejecting their views.

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