'What gives them the right?' MAGA senator melts down over Muslims praying outdoors

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

October 9, 2025 2:46PM ET


Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) suggested that Muslims did not have the right to pray outdoors in the United States.

During a Thursday interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Tuberville expressed outrage at Muslims expressing their faith.

"I mean, this is out of control!" the senator exclaimed. "What gives them the right, Alex, to go out in the middle of the street in a lot of these big cities and do their prayer? You got a mosque, go to your mosque!"

"You don't do that in your countries, only you do it where you want to, as you said earlier, you want to mark your ground," he continued. "And that's what they're doing. They're taking over slowly but surely. We have to fight back. Sharia law needs to be banned in this country."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberville-sharia-law/

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He probably has CTE.

[JI7]

1. Aren't these the fools that want states organized prayer

in public schools and the usual religious shit ?

[BumRushDaShow]

3. They only want *their* (bastardized and corrupted) religion

and consider everyone else not a believer of it, as a "heretic".

[jls4561]

2. Of course, if you're prayer on the football field, that's freedumb of religion.

[yardwork]

33. And God forbid you take a knee.

[Irish_Dem]

4. He's fine with mass shooting killing children as they sit at school.

But peacefully praying makes him mad.

[patphil]

5. The Constitution gives them the right.

First Amendment - it's pretty plain.

[Chasstev365]

6. Go fuck your sister, who is also your mother, Tommy!

I am so tired of these ignorant, hateful Red State elected officials showing their complete lack of understanding of the Constitution of the United States! Or worse they know better, but still spew these viles ideas as red meat for the base or to please Dime-Store Mussolini.

[Tetrachloride]

7. Snakes ! Speaking in tongues !

and donate more money for the helicopter.

[AltairIV]

8. Too bad.....

.....stupidity isn't fatal.

[republianmushroom]

9. Talk about two people that have their heads up their own ass.

Have either one of these typical fine republicans ever gone to easter sun rise service outdoors ?

[Marthe48]

10. Jesus wept

n/t

[ancianita]

13. Amen.

If there's one thing the Bible shows anyone who reads it, it's that authoritarian government, aligned with some extreme conservative religious fundamentalists, literally killed Jesus.

His religion of peace and empathy has been hijacked by a right wing movement that uses his name, waves it over their heads like a prop while it legislates against his actual teachings.

[Shellback Squid]

11. it's getting worse, his undisclosed/hidden condition

[Bluejeans]

12. Tuberville would probably be shocked seeing me saying saying my rosary on my front porch

Tuberville would probably be shocked seeing me saying saying my rosary on my front porch. After all, I'm not in my religion's equivalent of a mosque!

Oh, that's right; he probably wouldn't have any idea what a rosary is; after all, just us "Katholics" use them!

Tuberville's statement shows he's nothing but a bigot who keeps his white hood in the closet.

[Bluejeans]

14. What would Tuberville say about Father Emil Kapaun's "Jeep Mass" ?

As a Catholic and a military retiree, I have to ask, what would Senator Tuberville say about Father Emil Kapaun saying Mass on the hood of his Jeep?

He'd probably ask, "Who's that?"

Father Emil Kapaun was a US Army Catholic chaplain who served with our troops in Korea during the Korean War, saying Mass, pulling wounded and dead off the battlefield and staying with the troops when they were captured by the North Koreans. He died in a POW camp, a place where he stole food and water to save his troops.

There's a famous photo, at the link above, showing Father Kapaun saying Mass using the hood of an Army Jeep in Korea as an altar. Today, a "Jeep Mass" is often held in places around the US to commemorate Father Kapaun's life and actions.

Father Kapaun was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously by President Obama on April 11, 2013.

Father Kapaun was declared "Venerable" by Pope Francis on February 24, 2025, putting him on the path to possible future canonization as a saint.

Again, I ask, what would Senator Tuberville say about Father Emil Kapaun saying Mass on the hood of his Jeep? After all, a Jeep's hood isn't a house of God like a church or a mosque!

[Paladin]

15. Has there EVER been a stupider U.S. Senator?

Isn't he supposed to resign and limit his moronic impulses to the state of Alabama? Can't happen soon enough to suit me.

[Dr. T]

16. The American Taliban is worried about Sharia law?

[JoseBalow]

17. "You don't do that in your countries"

Yes, they do... It's quite common, actually.

[leftieNanner]

19. They do

We were in Egypt a few years ago and when the prayer call came, every one brought out a rug and kneeled down to pray. Blocked a small street in Alexandria.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

18. How does he not fall down more?

[onenote]

20. The same part of the Constitution that gives a football coach the right to pray in the middle of a public field.

Someone should ask Tommy why that is okay but Muslims praying in public is not.

[yardwork]

34. He doesn't care that it's hypocritical.

He and his followers believe they are right, period. To them it's not about fairness. It's that they think they're right and they're prepared to destroy everyone else to get the power to do what they want.

This is exactly why we have a Constitution. For thousands of years human societies destroyed themselves over exactly this issue.

[fujiyamasan]

21. He once again wins the title of dumbest senator

Narrowly beating Ron Johnson,

What is Tuberville even referring to? I mean, were those praying disrupting traffic or something? Did they have a permit? Or is he, as usual talking out of his ass again? Or mouth? Same thing in his, or Trump’s case, or most republicans at this point.

[Grins]

22. Has there been a rash of Muslims praying in public I don't know about??

Along with flag burning…?

Damn that liberal media!!

[Old Crank]

23. Freedom of religion.

Means only Christian religions.

So when does he condemn the house members who prayed in the house? Go to your church!

[Seinan Sensei]

24. What church does Tater Town attend?

I sure hope his Preacher speaks really, really
slooooowly

[Martin68]

25. Meanwhile, Republican officials open meetings with a Christian prayer ending in "in the name of Jesus,

Oh Lord, we ask for your support."

[Irish_Dem]

26. Only fake Maga Christians are allowed to pray.

Or pretend to pray.

They are really invoking Satan.

[twodogsbarking]

27. Meanwhile, people are being chased down because they aren't, well, vanilla.

[CTyankee]

28. the First Amendment to the Constitution.

[twodogsbarking]

29. "Take away the right to say 'fuck' and you take away the right to say 'fuck the government." ― Lenny Bruce

[Aristus]

30. Well, the First Amendment does, there, Dickhead.

The same Amendment that allows shitfaces like you to spew hate on TV and radio under the staggeringly misused term 'Christian'.

[mdbl]

31. The same Constitution that gives Tubbyville the right to be a complete shithead.

[Deep State Witch]

32. The Constitution

That's what gives them the right.