(via John Cobarruvias)
Leave it to bat crazy Shelley Sekula Gibbs to call for the end of the separation of church and state much like she solved world hunger, the Iraq war, eliminated our $9 Trillion debt to China, and reformed Social Security during her 4 week appointment as Congressman in 2006. (This all before her entire staff abruptly resigned.)
There’s a reason for the separation of Church and State. There’s a reason why churches enjoy tax-exempt status as long as they don’t engage in politically-oriented activities. Anyone who managed to stay awake during 8th-grade American history can tell you what those reasons are. The short very is that it’s because this country was founded by people fleeing religious persecution in their homeland. Now some Rightward-leaning Evangelical churches have discovered that if they make enough noise, they might just be able to have their cake and eat it, too. Even better, this story comes straight out of Hell Houston. Why am I (not) surprised at this? Throw in a couple of wingnuts like bat-shit crazy Shelley Sekula-Gibbs and Steve Riggle, and before you know it, there goes the separation of Church and State. Then again, this is a Christian country…and if you don’t like you can just go back to Berzerkistan or whatever Third World hellhole you came from.
Sekula-Gibbs may or may not actually believe that she’s doing the right thing. Either way, she wants to ensure that she secures the Republican nomination to run in CD22. When it comes to Texas Republicans, the best way to win their support is to appeal to their religious bigotry and intolerance. The Texas GOP, which isn’t exactly famous for it’s open-mindedness, just LOVES candidates who speak to their ignorant, self-absorbed self-righteousness. Sekula-Gibbs, who Wonkette lovingly refers to as “Dracula c—t”, could really care less about the Constitution, the intent of the Founding Fathers, or why and how this country came into being in the first place. For her, like most Texas Republicans, it’s about power and control.
As for Steve Riggle, he’s just another self-important Jesus salesman who honestly feels that everyone deserves to be Christianized, whether they want it or not. And Shelley Sekula-Gibbs is just the sort of enabler zealots like Riggle love. These two belong together.
And you wonder why I fear for the future of this country?
