Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Americans Have No Right to Freedom From Religion

Wingnuts • June 2013 • Views: 2,118

During an announcement of the signing of the so-called “Merry Christmas Bill,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry and state Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) said Thursday that freedom from religion was not included in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

“I’m proud we are standing up for religious freedom in our state,” Perry said. “Freedom of religion doesn’t mean freedom from religion.”

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What was the third one again?

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12 comments

nines09 Thu, Jun 13, 2013 4:32:10pm

Rick Perry. Brain Novocaine. Once again defending the American people from the Evil Constitution.

HappyWarrior Thu, Jun 13, 2013 5:24:46pm

Uh yes it does Rick. Freedom of religion means I have the freedom not to practice a religion if I so choose. Go back to the Dark Ages, asswipe.

Skip Intro Thu, Jun 13, 2013 5:40:39pm

Texans sure do love their crazy people, otherwise why would they elect so many of them?

BongCrodny Thu, Jun 13, 2013 7:06:18pm

“Governor Perry, have you heard the good word about the Flying Spaghetti Monster?”

nines09 Thu, Jun 13, 2013 7:13:08pm

I think the Taliban have the same reasoning and ideas, don’t they? Congratulations Rick. Nice move. Of course, it’s your “God”. All the difference in the world. Is he still on painkillers or is it just all him?

EiMitch Thu, Jun 13, 2013 8:27:54pm

1st amendment calling Rick Perry:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

In case you thought “or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” somehow didn’t include citizens choosing not to exercise it, the “make no law respecting an establishment of religion” part right before it should’ve made that clear.

Will any of these a-holes paying lip-service to the constitution ever actually read the f***ing thing?

EPR-radar Thu, Jun 13, 2013 8:31:09pm

re: #6 EiMitch

1st amendment calling Rick Perry:

In case you thought “or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” somehow didn’t include citizens choosing not to exercise it, the “make no law respecting an establishment of religion” part right before it should’ve made that clear.

Will any of these a-holes paying lip-service to the constitution ever actually read the f***ing thing?

Of course not. There’s no point in having a zealot read a sacred text. It’s there to be thumped, as if it were the Bible, to provide spurious justification for the zealots position.

DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!! Thu, Jun 13, 2013 9:11:39pm

I have the Freedom to choose Christianity (Evangelical?) in America but I do not have the freedom to not choose it?
Somewhere there is a Taliban leader reading American politics and thinking “These ‘Republicans’ make perfect sense!”

Sol Berdinowitz Thu, Jun 13, 2013 11:46:07pm

The Puritans did not come here to practice “freedom from religion”, they came here to be able to force their religion on the entire community.

Bulworth Fri, Jun 14, 2013 4:11:25am

Oh, so we aren’t free from Sharia Law then, mister Perry? //

Romantic Heretic Fri, Jun 14, 2013 8:50:44am

Hell is pleased with Gov. Perry.

socrets Mon, Jun 17, 2013 9:19:58pm

Coming from the guy who forgot the third agency that he would cut, I’m not surprised he forgot the First Amendment from the Bill of Rights

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