{"id":604889,"date":"2026-05-20T18:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=604889"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:17:20","slug":"texas-teen-says-speaking-up-about-schools-islamic-booth-came-with-death-threats-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=604889","title":{"rendered":"Texas teen says speaking up about school\u2019s Islamic booth came with death threats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Texas high school student recounted his experience in standing up for his faith as he testified in Congress at a hearing titled \u201cSharia-Free America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunter-Lopez testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government about a February incident that occurred at Wylie East High School campus after he posted videos of his encounter with the \u201cWhy Islam?\u201d organization\u2019s booth.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old described his experiences as he joined \u2018The Will Cain Show\u2019 after his debate with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., went viral.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had people saying that they were going to be at my house waiting for me to get home and they were going to shoot me,\u201d Hunter-Lopez told lawmakers. \u201cI had people telling me to kill myself. A lot of different things. But I know nobody can proclaim anything over me because I wake up every morning with victory with Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com<\/a>
\n(Video: Fox News)<\/p>\n

\u201cHanding materials that present Sharia favorably to minors during the school day \u2014 without parental approval \u2014 risks normalizing ideas that undermine the very principles our public schools are supposed to uphold,\u201d the student, who was invited by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, to testify last week, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not neutral education; it is ideological promotion under the guise of diversity and inclusion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Roy praised the teen for speaking out.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarco has seen the consequences firsthand in his own high school, and I applaud his bravery for speaking out and telling the truth about how the growing influence of Islam is affecting our state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In one heated moment, he debated Raskin over America\u2019s legal system and its founding principles.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Jamie Raskin spent over 2 minutes trying grill 16-year-old Texas high school student Marco Hunter-Lopez at today\u2019s hearing on political Islam and Sharia Law.<\/p>\n

What a clown.<\/p>\n

Marco, who EXPOSED his school allowing \u201cWhy Islam\u201d to hand out Qurans, hijabs, and Sharia pamphlets\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ZYP0q7zqJL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI believe that he thinks that he was going to catch me off guard by calling me out. But it didn\u2019t,\u201d Hunter-Lopez told Fox News Digital. \u201cI took the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Christian conservative student was also asked to testify about allegations that the Republican Club faced \u2018hostile scrutiny\u2019 from school administration since it was launched last year. Hunter-Lopez alleged that school officials initially denied his club for being too political, targeted their posters, and selectively enforced policies regarding religious and political student groups,\u201d Fox News reported.<\/p>\n

Officials from the school district pushed back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWylie ISD does not endorse or promote any religion,\u201d a spokesperson for the Wylie Independent School District (ISD) said in a statement to Fox News Digital. \u201cAs a public school district, the district is legally required to remain neutral regarding religion while respecting the constitutional rights of all students. The district does not operate \u2018Islamic prayer rooms\u2019 or provide preferential treatment to one religious group over another. In accordance with the law, reasonable accommodations may be made for students\u2019 religious practices when appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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