Texas Judge Begins Court Sessions With Five-Minute Bible Reading And Prayer

Posted by | October 19, 2014 07:42 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories

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A judge in Montgomery County, Texas opened a recent court session with a five-minute Bible reading followed by a formal prayer. The prayer to Allah GOP Jesus made some feel uncomfortable.

According to a complainant, the Justice of the Peace stated, “We are going to say a prayer. If any of you are offended by that, you can leave into the hallway and your case will not be affected.”

The Judge then introduced a minister who read from the Bible at length before those in attendance were asked to bow their heads and pray, according to the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

One of the people who observed the Judge’s behavior said in the complaint, “I was very uncomfortable and certainly felt that I was being coerced into following this ritual and that the outcome of my case depended upon my body language.”

Naturally, the judge responded with a prayer breakfast.

Patheos reports:

It’s meaningless that Mack said “your case will not be affected” when all of his other actions indicate otherwise.

Mack never responded to the letter, sent a month ago, however he has scheduled a prayer breakfast in a few days and will talk about the situation then.

In an email to supporters, he said this:

… I will be addressing [FFRF’s] demand that we “immediately end the practice of court prayer” at the Oct 23rd Prayer Breakfast. I am not seeking the potential controversy, as I will have to respond to these groups as well. We are on strong moral and legal ground.

I want to make a statement to show those that feel what we are doing is unacceptable, that not only is it acceptable to our community, but show them that God has a place in all aspects of our lives and public service, during times of tragedy and conflict, when we as a community need to bring peace to the storm. That it is reflected in how we as a community respond and treat each other during these times of tragedy.

Except as a judge he shouldn’t skip over that Separation of Church and State thingy even though it’s popular in right wing circles to ignore that part of the Constitution.

Instead of toning it down, Mack included an appeal to followers to purchase $20 tickets waynemack.org for the prayer breakfast.

Raw Story reports:

Mack’s email was forwarded as an attachment by Betty Anderson from the Montgomery County Eagle Forum who wrote, “A Christian brother, an elected official, needs our help right now. Justice of the Peace Wayne Mack has been warned in a letter sent by the anti-Christian Freedom From Religion Foundation not to continue opening his court in prayer. They believe that God & Faith has no place in public lives and service.”

The email concludes, “Serving the King, and standing up for our God-given inalienable rights to religious freedom.”

Lord, please protect me from your followers. Amen. 

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52 responses to Texas Judge Begins Court Sessions With Five-Minute Bible Reading And Prayer

  1. Carlos M. Morales October 19th, 2014 at 13:51

    Ever wonder, these people from Texas are wishing that ” God ” punish those from another states ,with some ” punishment ” for standing up for their rights, and EBOLA started in Texas ? is ” God ” trying to tell them something ?

  2. Carlos M. Morales October 19th, 2014 at 13:51

    Ever wonder, these people from Texas are wishing that ” God ” punish those from another states ,with some ” punishment ” for standing up for their rights, and EBOLA started in Texas ? is ” God ” trying to tell them something ?

  3. Obewon October 19th, 2014 at 14:07

    Justice of the Peace Wayne Mack nervously overcompensates for his constitutional illiteracy.

  4. Obewon October 19th, 2014 at 14:07

    Justice of the Peace Wayne Mack nervously overcompensates for his constitutional illiteracy.

  5. fahvel October 20th, 2014 at 04:21

    where are the nice every day normal folks in texas?????

    • Asher Frost October 20th, 2014 at 11:06

      hiding in our homes

      • VALERIE MARTIN October 20th, 2014 at 11:16

        THAT made me Laugh Out Loud For REAL!!!!!!
        (on FB)

      • John_St_John October 22nd, 2014 at 11:42

        I, for one, do not hold it against you for doing so.

  6. fahvel October 20th, 2014 at 04:21

    where are the nice every day normal folks in texas?????

    • Asher Frost October 20th, 2014 at 11:06

      hiding in our homes

      • WILLDYE4U October 20th, 2014 at 11:16

        THAT made me Laugh Out Loud For REAL!!!!!!
        (on FB)

      • John_St_John October 22nd, 2014 at 11:42

        I, for one, do not hold it against you for doing so.

  7. Kalar Walters October 20th, 2014 at 12:24

    Totally out of line. Religion, any ‘flavor,’ is a personal thing and should be practiced either alone or in the ‘institutions’ of like minds.

  8. Kalar Walters October 20th, 2014 at 12:24

    Totally out of line. Religion, any ‘flavor,’ is a personal thing and should be practiced either alone or in the ‘institutions’ of like minds.

  9. Bobbie Jo Justice October 21st, 2014 at 09:36

    separation of church and state mean anything to that judge? But hey, I am curious, did he read the part from the bible where the loving and caring sky fairy said to murder everyone who works on the Sabbath (exodus 35:2), or maybe the part where the sky daddy said a woman must marry her rapist…. Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NLT……. first born of Egypt, everyone during the time of noah, sodom and Gomorrah, oh yes, let’s all worship the mass murdering child killing Christian god.

  10. Bobbie Jo Justice October 21st, 2014 at 09:36

    separation of church and state mean anything to that judge? But hey, I am curious, did he read the part from the bible where the loving and caring sky fairy said to murder everyone who works on the Sabbath (exodus 35:2), or maybe the part where the sky daddy said a woman must marry her rapist…. Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NLT……. first born of Egypt, everyone during the time of noah, sodom and Gomorrah, oh yes, let’s all worship the mass murdering child killing Christian god.

  11. Bobbie Jo Justice October 21st, 2014 at 09:48

    judge needs to read Matthew 6 and what jesus said about prayer

  12. Bobbie Jo Justice October 21st, 2014 at 09:48

    judge needs to read Matthew 6 and what jesus said about prayer

  13. John_St_John October 22nd, 2014 at 11:46

    I would have walked out of the court room and told this bigot to go fornicate with a mule. Then when I was hit with contempt charges I would sue his ass back to the stone age.

    And there is nothing honorable about that scum sucking bastage.

  14. John_St_John October 22nd, 2014 at 11:46

    I would have walked out of the court room and told this bigot to go fornicate with a mule. Then when I was hit with contempt charges I would sue his ass back to the stone age.

    And there is nothing honorable about that scum sucking bastage.

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