When Newt Gingrich talks about out-of-control federal judges, he often calls the name of Texas Federal Judge Fred Biery.

Judge Biery held that the Constitution does not permit a public school district to sponsor a student-led prayer at graduation, and for that, Gingrich has spurred the Steeple People to rained down hellfire and brimstone wrath on the good Judge.

The Super DeLux Brand Christians believe Judge Biery to be the devil incarnate.  Fortunately, the parties to the lawsuit settled through mediation.

Judge Biery had the last word. He issued a “personal statement” along with the settlement. (The writ twits among us might want to read the entire thing.)

Judge Biery wrote —

To the United States Marshal Service and local police who have provided heightened security: Thank you.

To those Christians who have venomously and vomitously cursed the Court family and threatened bodily harm and assassination: In His name, I forgive you.

To those who have prayed for my death: Your prayers will someday be answered, as inevitably trumps probability.

To those in the executive and legislative branches of government who have demagogued this case for their own political goals: You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Hummm … there’s only one member of the Executive Branch who demagogued this religious stuff, but he’s safely back home in Austin under Anita’s watchful eye.

And finally, the reason I flat out totally dead solid perfect love Judge Fred Biery:

Any American can pray, silently or verbally, seven days a week, twenty four hours a day, in private as Jesus taught or in large public events as Mohammed instructed.

Dude, that’s a pile of good stuff.