Tomorrow Governor Perry of Texas USA is holding a prayer rally in Austin, that is strictly Christian. Adverts for the event included the state seal of Texas, and therefore Perry is guilty of a branch of US government endorsing one religious view over another. This is of course is unconstitutional according to American law.
Unfortunately the Freedom From Religion Foundation's case against him was dismissed. Which is silly, if he held an Islamic rally there would be no problem by the Christian majority in seeing the illegality. Anyway.
It makes you wonder the meaning of this rally. Does Governor Perry doubt his abilities? "Dear Lord, I as the governor of Texas am quite unable to govern effectively. Therefore I request divine intervention to guide the policies I am too incompetent to implement. Amen."
Many of my favourite presenters of the Atheist Experience are heading there to protest, it is their home state after all. What is interesting though is that the Westboro Baptist Church are protesting too in some sort of bizarre unholy alliance.
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