Against People of Faith
Senator Bill Frist thinks he's clever. He's joined a group of Christian conservatives for a telecast that says Democrats are "against people of faith" because they're blocking W's nominations for federal judges.
I wonder what he means by "people of faith." There's nothing wrong with people of faith being federal judges. But it would be wrong for a judge to put his faith ahead of the law.
We have a Constitution that says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Bill Frist and his companions want to sidestep that provision. They won't write religion into the law. They just want activist judges who base their decisions on religious faith instead of on the law.
A flyer advertising the telecast shows a young man apparently trying to balance "public service" against "faith in Christ," with the heading "He should not have to choose." No, he doesn't have to choose. As long as he respects the separation of church and state that's built into our national heritage, he can have both.
The United States is not a Christian nation. It's an inclusive nation. We have Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, atheists, and many others, all hoping to live in peace and harmony under the rule of law. We don't want Iraq to become a fundamentalist Islamic state, we don't want Iran to remain a fundamentalist Islamic state, and we don't want the United States to be a fundamentalist Christian state.
Nobody around here is "against people of faith" except Bill Frist and his friends, who are against people of any faith but theirs.
I wonder what he means by "people of faith." There's nothing wrong with people of faith being federal judges. But it would be wrong for a judge to put his faith ahead of the law.
We have a Constitution that says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Bill Frist and his companions want to sidestep that provision. They won't write religion into the law. They just want activist judges who base their decisions on religious faith instead of on the law.
A flyer advertising the telecast shows a young man apparently trying to balance "public service" against "faith in Christ," with the heading "He should not have to choose." No, he doesn't have to choose. As long as he respects the separation of church and state that's built into our national heritage, he can have both.
The United States is not a Christian nation. It's an inclusive nation. We have Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, atheists, and many others, all hoping to live in peace and harmony under the rule of law. We don't want Iraq to become a fundamentalist Islamic state, we don't want Iran to remain a fundamentalist Islamic state, and we don't want the United States to be a fundamentalist Christian state.
Nobody around here is "against people of faith" except Bill Frist and his friends, who are against people of any faith but theirs.
posted by GrumbleGrouch at 5:06 PM
1 Comments:
Grumblegrouch:
Thanks for your posting on my blog. I agree with your comments here regarding people of faith. Sort of reminds me of when blacks were calling themselves, "people of color" my first wife remarked, "so what are we? People of no color?"
My view is biased because of being an out of the closet atheist. godisimaginary.com is a favorite site, and the bumper sticker "Freedom is the distance between church and state" adorns my pickup truck.
Thanks for your thoughts on healthcare.
Bob
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