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Hi John,

I am an unapologetic Christian. I did not ever think that would be controversial, until I got the the AZ Senate where Satanists (!!!) are entertained and celebrated by Democrats. ([link removed])

You might remember that, last year an AZ Dem state senator "welcomed" Satanists to the AZ Capitol. He said he was "graced" by their presence.
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I was the one that rang the alarm bells about that extremist behavior.

Then, following that disgusting action, I fought back against the Satanists where have been fighting across the country to get some sort of their "display" in every state capitol.

I introduced legislation to ban Satanic displays on public property in Arizona.
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That important bill failed on third reading in the AZ Senate- and now we are paying the price for it.

This year., I introduced legislation to allow schools the option of bringing in ministers for counseling students.

Let's be honest here. There are some students who NEED Jesus. We all know some that do.

And after some of these public school teachers and counselors have tried to transition kids to another gender without their parents' permission or knowledge, I think we can justly say that those people's judgement is questionable, as far as counseling.

That legislation passed committee, but the debate was dominated by- you guessed it- the Satanists.

The White Mountain Independent has the story:

“I think Jesus is a lot better than a psychologist,” Rep. David Marshall, R-Snowflake, said during a March 11 meeting of the Arizona House of Representatives’ Education Committee.

Marshall said that he’s been a chaplain who provides counseling for 26 years.

Senate Bill 1269, sponsored by Flagstaff Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers, was modeled after similar legislation passed in recent years in Texas and Florida.

The proposal would give school districts the option of allowing volunteer religious chaplains to provide counseling and programs to public school students. Districts that decide to allow chaplains would be required to provide to parents a list of the volunteer chaplains at each school and their religious affiliation, and parents would be required to give permission for their child to receive support from a chaplain.

Rogers told the Education Committee that the existence of any requirement for the separation of church and state in U.S. law “was a myth,” adding that she sees no harm in bringing religion into public schools.

Democrats on the committee raised the alarm that Rogers’ bill would violate the Establishment Clause by allowing chaplains with religious affiliations to counsel students, while not providing the same kinds of services to students who don’t follow a religion or who follow a less-common religion with no chaplains available to the school.

An amendment to the bill, proposed by committee Chairman Matt Gress, a Phoenix Republican, requires that the chaplains be authorized to conduct religious activities by a religious group that believes in a supernatural being. The amendment would also allow a volunteer chaplain to be denied from the list if the school’s principal believes their counsel would be contrary to the school’s teachings.

Both of these changes would allow districts to exclude chaplains from The Satanic Temple of Arizona, a group that doesn’t believe in a higher power but promotes empathy and has chapters across the country that challenge the intertwining of Christianity and government.

Oliver Spires, a minister with The Satanic Temple of Arizona, voiced his opposition to Rogers’ bill during a Feb. 5 Senate Education Committee meeting.

The legislation, Spires said, would disproportionately impact students from minority religions who see Christian chaplains providing support to their peers while no chaplains representing their religion are available.

“If a district listed a Satanist on their chaplain list, would they have your support?” he asked the committee members.

Gress’s amendment would preclude that.

But as Democrats on the House Education Committee argued that Arizona should provide more funding for trained counselors and social workers to help students with mental health issues, the Republicans on the panel said that students are actually struggling with mental health issues because they don’t have enough religion in their lives.

“I’ve heard that there is a mental health crisis afflicting kids,” Gress, a former school board member, said. “Now, I don’t necessarily think in many of these cases that something is medically wrong with these kids. I think, perhaps, there is a spiritual deficit that needs to be addressed.”

Rep. Justin Olson, R-Mesa, said he’s been frustrated by the federal courts’ interpretation of the First Amendment to require the separation of church and state, claiming it has made the government hostile to religion instead of protecting it.

“I heard comments here today that this is going to harm kids — harm kids by being exposed to religion? That is absolutely the opposite of what is happening here today in our society,” Olson said. “We have become a secular society, and that is damaging our society. We need to have opportunities for people to look to a higher power, and what better way than what is described here in this bill?”
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I never thought I'd have to say this, in Arizona in 2025, but here it is:

I'm the first like of defense in AZ against Satan. Apparently.

Our bill to allow non-Satanist ministers to provide counseling, with parental consent, to public school student can only help. We are at a place in our country where we need MORE God, not less!

Of course, the Dems and their Satanist allies are attacking us mercilessly.
I am proud of the many bills I've been able to pass this session, and this one is near the top of the list. It's time we offered more resources, and spiritual resources, to struggling students.

Arizona needs to return to normal. Having Satanists with influence and dictating Arizona educational policy is NOT normal- and not wise. This is what you get with a Democrat governor.

We need to push this bill into law. Can't allow Satan- literally Satan- a win here. Help me get troubled kids the counseling many need? ([link removed])

Together, we can put pressure on Hobbs. Make her pay for taking Satan's side in this bill. The Dems claim to care about kids; let's hold them to that! ([link removed])

God bless Arizona, and God bless America!
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Wendy Rogers, Lt Col USAF (ret)
Arizona Senator LD7
PS: At least you know I'm fighting the tough fights and putting forward bold solutions that have actually worked in other states. Help me bring Arizona around to these best practices ([link removed]) !

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