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cbabe

(5,617 posts) Sun Sep 7, 2025, 11:53 AM Sep 7

Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school - unless they're Muslim

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/07/texas-ken-paxton-christians-muslims

Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school – unless they’re Muslim

Christopher Mathias

Ken Paxton, who is running for US Senate, is urging schools to say the Lord’s Prayer as a Republican law goes into effect

Sun 7 Sep 2025 08.00 EDT

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general running for US Senate, has long believed in school prayer. Now, he’s prescribing precisely what type of prayer he wants the state’s 6 million public school students to recite.

“In Texas classrooms, we want the Word of God opened, the Ten Commandments displayed, and prayers lifted up,” Paxton said in a statement on Tuesday, encouraging students to say “the Lord’s Prayer, as taught by Jesus Christ”.

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They have no respect for other faiths. And in fact, that includes a lot of Christians who don’t agree with this far-right version of Christianity. They’re trying to indoctrinate children into this agenda and it’s outrageous, and it’s breaking one of the most important constitutional principles we have in this country with the first amendment and the separation of church and state.”

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(reputation repair during senate run)

Paxton’s wife publicly accused him of disobeying the seventh commandment – “Thou shall not commit adultery” – earlier this summer while stating in a divorce petition that he had had an extramarital affair.

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Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school - unless they're Muslim (Original Post) cbabe Sep 7 OP

Weren't the students in the Catholic School in Minnesota praying when they were shot? Botany Sep 7 #1

A Catholic school. Students were at mass in the church. cbabe Sep 7 #2

If these morons don't turn you against religion I don't know what would. walkingman Sep 7 #3

Yes! Prayer in school!! Now where's the Democrat...? Grins Sep 7 #4

I honestly am sickened to think of how hideous a person moniss Sep 7 #5

And pray he's not investigated for mortgage fraud for his three primary residences. surfered Sep 7 #6

Paxton does not want Jewish students to pray either LetMyPeopleVote Sep 7 #7

Only white Christians. And you don't actually have to practice the teachings of Jesus surfered Sep 7 #8

Botany

(75,334 posts)

1. Weren't the students in the Catholic School in Minnesota praying when they were shot?

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 11:58 AM

Sep 7

Freedom of Religion also means Freedom from Religion too. Christo Fascist shits.

cbabe

(5,617 posts)

2. A Catholic school. Students were at mass in the church.

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:02 PM

Sep 7

Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis.

walkingman

(9,858 posts)

3. If these morons don't turn you against religion I don't know what would.

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Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:25 PM

Sep 7

Grins

(8,873 posts)

4. Yes! Prayer in school!! Now where's the Democrat...?

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:24 PM

Sep 7

…who will stand up and say he will support the bill - if they add (and vote for) his amendment to the bill that will:

1. Set aside two 30-minute periods for Muslim prayer every day in every school.
2. Provide a space in those schools for students to pray 2x a day.
3. Provide all the Muslim prayer rugs.
4. Demand - AND FUND - the construction of facilities (plural) for the required pre-prayer purification (washing) ritual.
5. And for the other assorted religious sects out there: provide - at state expense - live chickens, animal entrails, venomous snakes, incense, candles, temple bells, camphor, and of course - healing gems and crystals.

Do ALL THAT and maybe get my vote.
DON’T and you prove to the world that this is you (and the Republican Party) trying to impose your religious beliefs on other people’s children.