LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A recently elected West Texas state senator is comparing what he calls a “spiritual battle” taking place in the United States to the Holocaust.

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/10l1vNQ ) Charles Perry made the comparison after being sworn in on Tuesday.

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