Dan Savage, a nationally syndicated columnist received this question. Someone sent it to us as it appeared in the Village Voice.

Q:I work in an office at the Texas House of Representatives. Last week the House passed an amendment to the Child Protective Services bill saying not only that gay people can't be foster parents, but also that if you already are a foster parent and are discovered to be gay, your children will be taken away from you. This week they passed a bill to amend the Texas Constitution to invalidate any legal agreement similar to marriage for same-sex couples. Every day the Texas House opens its session with a prayer. Representatives bring in pastors from their districts. The prayers usually sound something like, "God knows what he wants you to do today. . . . Let God guide you in your important decisions." I was wondering, if you were to write a prayer invoking the name of God before the Texas House of Representatives, what would you say? â??GAY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE

A:"Dear God, deliver me from Texas."