Another very minor but ridiculous figure, Doretta
Holyfield-Vega is an “Independent Minister” and concerned resident of Alabama
who filed suit against the government for “the removal of prayer” from schools and other
public places, claiming that such “removal” was a violation of her religious
freedom. The district court dismissed the case and the appeals court upheld that dismissal.
Of course the courts dismissed the case because of Holyfield-Vega’s lack of
standing rather than bothering to engage with the ridiculous, crazy persecution conspiracies that were fueling the complaint and similar complaints about persecution from
figures on the religious right.
One fun detail about the suit is that Roy Moore was named as a defendant.
Diagnosis: Raging fundie with a raging fundie’s trademark
martyr complex. A minor figure mostly good for laughs, but her delusional view
of the world is scarily widespread.
ReplyDeleteTHanks for this interesting blog.