Louie Gohmert: “I want to thank my friend, Dr. Burgess, for all the hours of work. It is not just a lot of fun up there on the Rules…”

“I want to thank my friend, Dr. Burgess, for all the hours of work. It is not just a lot of fun up there on the Rules Committee, but I appreciate the work on behalf of our Conference. Mr. Speaker, it has been a tragic number of days emanating from Santa Fe, Texas, due south of my home in east Texas, down in Randy Weber's district. It truly is tragic. It is tragic, as well, when people in this country have become so comfortable persecuting Christians, demeaning Christians, that they put no stock, in fact, belittle anyone's mentioning of praying for the families or even praying for the country, which is where we have got to be. There is a God. It is the same God that is referenced above my head and behind me, that same God in whom a lot of us trust. It just says: ``In God we trust.'' That is the national motto, but I guess it would be more accurate to say, ``In God, whom a lot of us trust'' because of the condescending, demeaning comments made about Christians, about praying. Prayer does work, it does matter, but not when a majority of the country is prevented from discussing Christianity publicly. I mean, this was a country where Christians from different parts of the world fled to. It was a destination, a glorious destination where people could come and live as Christians and not be persecuted, because Jesus himself said we would be hated, but he said: Remember, they hated me first.…”