Baptists blast Gov. Greg Abbott for trying to 'co-opt' church services to push vouchers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for pastors to help him push his controversial school voucher plan from the pulpit has drawn scorn from the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), whose leaders accuse him of trying to “co-opt a Sunday morning time of worship.” In an open letter posted Wednesday, 21 past and present BGCT leaders railed against Abbott's so-called “School Choice Sunday" initiative, which asked Texas faith leaders to tell their partitioners to support school vouchers. The Republican governor's request violates the separation of church and state, the leaders argue.