Texas Religious-right Politicians Fall Prey to Scam by ‘Godly Man’

[n2doc]

Oh, the irony.

The Dallas Morning News reports that four Texas politicians — politicians often aligned with religious-right groups that use faith as a political weapon — were among the victims of a Ponzi-like scheme run by a North Texas businessman. It seems they trusted the scammer because he appeared to be a good Christian and “godly man.”

According to the Morning News, state Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington; state Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford; state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney; and former state Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, invested separately a total of $331,000 in an energy-trading finance company. They were among more than 20 other Texans who invested about $2.5 million in Archer Bonnema’s company, Pirin Electric.

Christian, King, Paxton and Zedler have been among the most stridently right-wing politicians in the Texas Legislature. Christian, currently running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, infamously declared a “war on birth control” when he served in the Legislature. Zedler is, among other things, an anti-evolution fanatic who also called women protesting last summer’s extreme anti-abortion legislation “terrorists.” Religious-right groups have lined up behind Paxton’s bid for this year’s Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General. The primary election is Tuesday, March 4.

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http://tfninsider.org/2014/03/01/texas-religious-right-politicians-fall-prey-to-scam-by-godly-man/

[jsr]

1. Delicious.

[Avalux]

2. Schadenfreude!

I love it when the godly men can't figure out a fake.

[sendero]

3. Some nice comments on the page...

... over the years I have noticed that businesses that make a show of their "Christianity" are less likely to operate honestly and fairly than those that do not.

The fish sign means "I have a god-given right to do well on this deal at your expense".

I don't do business with the fish people any more.

[loudsue]

5. Wow! That is so true!! My experience as well.

They're as crooked as a dog's hind leg.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Anyone who wears their religion or politics on their sleeve (whether I agree with them or not)

will never get my business.

[jwirr]

4. To a rwer a "godly man" is one who hates a lot of people, cares nothing about the needy and supports

the 1%. They got what the deserved.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. **IF** he hates the same people that they do ...

then he must be right.

[hobbit709]

6. No one is easier to con than another con man.