The Immorality Of Texas Republicans

[Shell_Seas]

Moral panic, political power, and the Republican God.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/the-immorality-of-texas-republicans



Recently, someone said, “I’d rather drive nails into my eyes than watch ten hours straight of the Texas Legislature.” The truth is, after years of watching Texas Republicans, there is little they can do to shock or upset me. Maybe I’m numb to it, or maybe my optimism allows me to see past the “right now” of things. Mostly, I don’t let them get under my skin.

Yesterday was one of those exceptions, when they pissed me off so much, I had to call a friend and vent about what hypocritical assholes Texas Republicans are.

Many bad bills are passing through the Legislature at the moment, laws designed to harm marginalized communities, funnel taxpayer dollars into the pockets of billionaires, and generally make the lives of everyday Texans harder. But the debate during SB11 really sent me over the edge.

SB11 is a theocratic bill that promotes Evangelical Christianity in public schools under the guise of “voluntary” prayer and Bible reading. It allows school districts and charter schools to adopt a policy mandating daily prayer and Bible reading for students and staff, but only if every participant signs a consent form waiving their First Amendment rights.

This bill is about embedding organized religion into public education, using state-sanctioned peer pressure and legal manipulation to get away with it.

[Walleye]

1. Yep, sign your rights away or you won't be able to sit with the cool kids at lunch

It really pisses me off considering they have hundreds of churches tax-free to pray in

[BOSSHOG]

2. Did I miss the provision

Asking Christian churches to voluntarily give up their tax exempt status? I see peer pressure in reverse. If one chooses to give up their first amendment rights provide them the opportunity to wave all constitutional rights. That’s how one proves they are a Republican.

[erronis]

3. I can imagine that states and the fed IRS could decide than only TRUE xian organizations are tax-free

And the "TRUE xian" would be decided in the US Department About Religion (DAR).