A Public Witness

A Public Witness

Not a Religion

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Brian Kaylor
Mar 17, 2026
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“We could basically say, ‘In the state of Texas, we get to define what a religion is, and Islam is not a religion protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.’”

That’s an argument made recently by Texas Republican state Rep. Andy Hopper during a forum about the “threat of Islam” at a politically active charismatic church in Fort Worth. S…

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