October 5, 2012

Kountze Cheerleaders Win The Right To Pray Another Day, For Now

http://www.burntorangereport.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=12799

Today a Governor Perry appointed District Judge in Hardin County extended a temporary restraining order allowing Kountze cheerleaders to display religious banners in their official capacity during football games, at least until Oct. 14th.

The controversy started a few weeks ago after a complaint was filed with KISD officials about the signs. After consultation with the district's attorney, backed by Texas Association of School Boards, the district banned the banners per the US Supreme court decision in Santa Fe ISD vs. Jane Doe. At today's hearing the superintendent for KISD now claims he received bad advice from the district's attorneys and that banning the signs violated district policy. The ban does not, despite claims by the Washington Times, extend to individual student activities in the stands.

September 27, 2012

Dewhurst Challenged From Right, Again

Source: Burnt Orange Report

Developing...

The Liberty Institute whose mission is to “defend and restore religious liberty across America — in our schools”, provided some high-powered help to cheerleaders and their parents after Kountze ISD officials banned scripture based run-throughs during football games. The evangelical group with close ties to Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council, has now started a petition to demand Texas Attorney Greg Abbott support the cheerleaders’ right to “cheer on their football team without government censorship”.

Read more: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12783/dewhurst-challenged-to-support-religious-banners-during-public-school-football-games

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This is a national organization challenging a US Supreme Court decision.

September 27, 2012

Texas AG Challenged by Cheerleaders on Right to Display Scripture on Signs at Football Games

Developing story....

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12783/dewhurst-challenged-to-support-religious-banners-during-public-school-football-games

The Liberty Institute whose mission is to “defend and restore religious liberty across America — in our schools”, provided some high-powered help to cheerleaders and their parents after Kountze ISD officials banned scripture based run-throughs during football games. The evangelical group with close ties to Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council, has now started a petition to demand Texas Attorney Greg Abbott support the cheerleaders’ right to “cheer on their football team without government censorship”.

September 20, 2012

Republican Lynches Empty Chair in Racist Presidential Effigy in Northwest Austin, Texas PICTURE

Really?...Yep.

Today, Burnt Orange Report received the photo at right, taken in front of a home in Northwest Austin. The resident, a Republican, lynched an empty chair from a tree in his yard, which one can easily interpret to represent a racially motivated act of violence against the President.

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12756/republican-lynches-empty-chair-in-racist-presidential-effigy-in-northwest-austin

December 15, 2011

Is Rick Perry gay? New Book by former gay colleague questions Governor's sexuality

http://joethepleb.com/2011/12/14/is-rick-perry-gay-new-book-questions-governors-sexuality/

Head Figure Head: The Search for the Hidden Life of Rick Perry is a book released today by Glen Maxey a former openly gay Texas Legislator from Austin who served with Rick Perry in the Texas House....