Texas AG Ken Paxton calls for prayer time in schools

[riversedge]

Source: the hill


by Zach Kaplan - 09/02/25 11:22 PM ET


Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is encouraging schools in his state “to implement dedicated time for prayer and the reading of scripture,” according to a Sept. 2 press release.

The announcement follows the recent enactment of Senate Bill 11 in Texas on Sept. 1, allowing “school boards to adopt policies setting aside time for voluntary prayer and the reading of the Bible or other religious texts,” according to the release.

The bill directs the Attorney General’s office to “defend any school district or charter school that adopts such a policy,” according to the release.

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Paxton is squaring off against Sen. John Cornyn in the upcoming Texas Senate primary race......................

“There you go again. Ten Commandments for thee, but not for me, eh, Ken?” Cornyn said in response to Paxton, in a post on X........................




Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5482710-texas-ken-paxton-prayer-time-schools/?tbref=hp

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Leave it to Paxton to bring up religious issues-he is such a con man!!


Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
BREAKING: I'm encouraging Texas schools to begin the legal process of putting prayer back in the classroom and recommending the Lord's Prayer for students.

In Texas classrooms, we want the Word of God opened, the Ten Commandments displayed, and prayers lifted up.

Link to tweet

[EYESORE 9001]

1. Mandatory prayer

Must be some authoritarian gawd with even more insecurity issues than Yahweh of yore.

[Lovie777]

4. GQP are just plain evil..............

and they have no qualms about holding the Bible and a gun while spurring lies, making up shit, steal amd cheat, condemning the less fortune, et al.

They are the four horsemen.

They have broken all of the 7 deadly sins.

[lastlib]

14. Down on our knees....

...in the church of *their* choice.

"O Satan, hear my prayer.....in your name!"

[tanyev]

2. Hey kids, here's the prayer I recommend:

Dear God, please give Ken Paxton everything he so richly deserves. Amen.

[vapor2]

17. My thoughts and prayers

[Timeflyer]

3. "If you want religion in schools, I want the IRS in churches."

[kacekwl]

5. Why dont they take the children

to church to start their day with prayer ? Oh wait

[azureblue]

6. Tell Ken to demand prayer

--Pray the Rosary every Morning. Oh, no, Ken didn't mean that kind of prayer ----

[DBoon]

18. From which bible?

The Orthodox Study Bible? (Eastern Orthodox)
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition? (Catholic)
Judaica Press Tanakh? (Orthodox Jewish)
The Bible in Living English? (Jehova's Witness)
Julia E. Smith Parker Translation? (Congregationalist)
The Holy Bible: Jah International Version: The Sacred Scriptures of Rastafari ? (OMG, there is even a Rastafari version)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_Bible_translations

[Bayard]

24. Or, the Koran?

Or, the prayers of Indigenous nations?

Or, any number of non-christian books?

Expect lawsuits, Paxton.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Violation of Schemp decision 60 years ago.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Who is this supposed to benefit? Certainly not the kids.

Power, control, obedience, brainwashing pure and simple.

[DBoon]

20. Who is this supposed to exclude?

Anyone whose religion at home is not associated with the particular version of the bible chosen by Paxton.

Jews, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, non-standard Christian groups, Mormons, all non-christian religions, all secular, atheist and agnostic people.

Paxton is now defining who does not belong in Texas.

[bronxiteforever]

9. Ken release the details of your affaiirs

Confession and resignation are good for the soul.

[Paladin]

10. Paxton is every bit as good a Christian as is trump.

Paxton's demand that children tackle The Lord's Prayer is particularly vile, somehow. And once again I say: if Paxton makes it into the U.S. Senate, he'll make Ted Cruz seem pleasant, diligent, and moderate by comparison. He's already managed to make John Cornyn seem competent, something I didn't believe was possible.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. "time for voluntary prayer and the reading of the Bible or other religious texts" is recess, isn't it? (nt)

[Figarosmom]

12. How deaf can one be? They were literally

Praying at the last shooting while being shot.

Other than that how exactly does this help? Waste of time.

[OldBaldy1701E]

13. Go right ahead.

I am sure there are plenty of people who are gearing up to sue the life out of your department and the entire state for ignoring federal law.

Now, as to how effective it will be.... well...

[lastlib]

15. Hey Ken!

I won't think in your church if you won't pray in my school. Deal?

[William Seger]

16. Just the Lord's Prayer, not the Golden Rule or the Beatitudes, eh, Ken?

None of the "woke" stuff for Texas "Christians," huh.

[SamKnause]

19. Fuck off.

Shove you prayers, your evil woman hating book, and your mass murdering imaginary friend up your ass.

[twodogsbarking]

26. Concise and to the point.

[Attilatheblond]

21. I'll be right over to cast a circle!

[Attilatheblond]

22. Did that adulterous bozo miss the news story about the kids shot, some killed, in their school's mass?

Is he saying he wants more kids killed?

[twodogsbarking]

23. Well fuck that. Amen.

[twodogsbarking]

25. They can all pray they don't get shot to shreds. Oh wait, that doesn't work.

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. Unconstitutional but so is voter ID and both will become common place or already are

Constitution is no longer applicable in the United States.

Supreme Court no longer looks to the constitution or the law or precedent only to what they are told to do by the fascist dictator piece of shit.

[Ocelot II]

28. Bunch of schoolkids just got shot *while actually praying.*

I'm not sure what praying in school is really supposed to do.

[republianmushroom]

29. Ken, how about praying for some gun control ?

Gun control would do a hell of a lot more good. IMO

[Deuxcents]

30. Back to this issue again so I'm sure they're gonna make space for Muslim children and their prayer times

Jewish kids to recite their prayers, and to accommodate all the religious beliefs and excuse those non believers, as per the constitution which says freedom of and from religion. They keep stepping on this issue but not the energy for gun safety in schools or warning systems for violent weather. And yet..the voters keep voting for these people..

[kskiska]

31. I remember having to say the Lord's Prayer in elementary school.

I have to wonder how the Jewish kids dealt with this. There was no concern as far as I know.

[murielm99]

32. I remember having one of the world's best second grade teachers.

We may have been required to have the Christmas story, straight from the New Testament, taught to us then. The little Jewish girl in my class was not forced to participate. In fact, she and her parents taught us all about Hanukah. Her parents invited the teacher to synagogue for a Hanukah event. She went, and told the class about it.

We all learned something, and had fun while learning.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

33. I remember prayer in public schools.

I was enraged that I had to recite one that wasn't part of my faith.

[Miguelito Loveless]

34. It has been starkly shown in the last week that prayer does NOT

stop bullets.

[ashredux]

35. When I was in High School there was a daily Bible verse reading

The school intercom had the reading after announcements

A few of us decided to have one of us to go and get inline for announcements and do a daily Koran reading

LOL…that lasted 2 days. But then ALL scripture readings stoped. It was on of my best LEARNING experiences!!

[twodogsbarking]

39. I bow down to your knowledge oh wise one.

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[Deminpenn]

36. Classic quotes from The Simpsons

As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools

And

Prayer, the last refuge of scoundrels

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. What about atheist students?

Or students who don't believe in prayer or scripture? Would there be alternative ways for them to spend this designatrd time? Would they be punished for not praying or reading scripture?

I hope this gets to the Supreme Court. Even this Court would see the obvious constitutional violations.

[twodogsbarking]

38. Can I read a science book during prayer time or will you beat me with the belt again?

[angrychair]

40. From the guy

That repeatedly cheated on his wife, apparently with other men (not that same sex relationships are bad, just the hypocrisy of people like Paxton)

[ananda]

41. Sez the guy who frequently breaks the ten commandments...

and knows nothing about what it means to be a Christian.

[Wonder Why]

42. Lord, we pray you take Paxton to the cemetery and make him be buried face down so he sees where he's going.

[Rhiannon12866]

43. The "school prayer" that we said every morning with the Pledge was eliminated here in NY when I was in elementary school

[travelingthrulife]

44. as though most of us haven't prayed before a math test...

He should have to publicly recite those pesky commandments against adultery and theft each and every day. I am certain most if not all of the ten apply to him. Not sure if he has murdered anyone directly.