Governor Rick Perry’s “The Response” has become the Lollapalooza of right wing evangelicals, attracting such alternative acts as the ever-homophobic American Family Association; the Illuminati-inspired New Apostolic Reformation; Christian Zionist and prosperity preacher, John Hagee; and IHOP, home of the Rooty Tooty Fresh N’ Fruity End-Times prophecies.

The venue itself, Houston’s Reliant Stadium, smacks of the warning Jesus gave to self-righteous Pharisees about praying for public attention. “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.” (Matthew 6: 5) (more…)