The efforts to replace moderate Texas House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio with a teabagger have started out ugly. Emails from GOP activists that are circulating among House members have mentioned Staus' rabbi and stress the true Christian faith of his rivals. For example, Kaufman County Tea Party Chair Ray Myers circulated an email stating that Rep. Bryan Hughes of Mineola is "a Christian Conservative who decided not to be pushed around by the Joe Straus thugs." Myers said it never crossed his mind that Straus is Jewish. Another email, written by conservative activist Peter Morrison said that Straus "clearly lacks the moral compass to be speaker...Both Rep. Warren Chisum and Rep. Ken Paxton, who are Christians and true conservatives, have risen to the occasion to challenge Joe Straus for leadership." Morrison said he was simply making factual statements about Chisum and Paxton. Yet another email, with vague origins, said "Straus is going down in Jesus' name."
Do these people have any idea what Jesus actually said and taught?
Do these people have any idea what Jesus actually said and taught?
