Wanting everyone to be “free to enjoy the worship of Jesus Christ,” a Republican nominee for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives is advocating atheists face exorcism in order to feel more comfortable in church.

Right Wing Watch reports Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt, the official Republican nominee for House District 15 in the Colorado House of Representatives, is advocating for atheists to undergo an exorcism to rid them of the Devil so that they’ll be comfortable attending church and “free to enjoy the worship of Jesus Christ.”

Klingenschmitt made his remarks on his “Pray In Jesus Name” program while responding to a recent Supreme Court decision which upheld a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against a Wisconsin school district that had been holding its graduation ceremonies in a local church.

Klingenschmitt, responding to the legitimate complaints of atheists and other secular Americans concerned with holding public school graduations in Christian churches, said:

If the atheist complainer is so uncomfortable when they walk into a church that there’s something inside of them squirming and making them feel these feelings of hatred toward the cross of Jesus Christ, don’t you think it’s something inside of the atheist complainer that’s wrong? I have a solution: Let’s do an exorcism and cast the Devil out of them and then they’ll feel comfortable when they walk into church.

Klingenschmitt, a confirmed homophobic, demon obsessed, former Navy Chaplain, is no stranger to controversy. Previously Klingenschmitt has claimed President Obama is possessed by demonic spirits; and that regardless of what the courts on earth rule, Jesus will eventually rule against gay marriage and toss all gays into Hell.

For what it’s worth, Right Wing Watch also reports the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party wants to make it clear that “Gordon [Klingenschmitt] does not speak on behalf of the Republican Party. To suggest otherwise is inaccurate and dishonest.”

However, the fact that Klingenschmitt is the elected Republican nominee would seem to void any attempt by the Republican party to distance themselves from this crazy Christian extremist.

(H/T Right Wing Watch)