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Today as I drove my Mom home from her dental appointment, we listened to Focus on the Family. All this week, FoF is focusing on "Radical Islam and the Family." I'd like to make a few observations. 1. Granted, we only caught the last fifteen minutes, but at no point was there any discussion of "the family and Islam," unless by this, one means something like, "Radical Islam wants to overthrow America and we should support the Iraq War." 2. Most, if not all, of the broadcast focused on Joel Rosenberg's bestseller Epicenter. 3. Consequently, we were treated to a...

After an extensive audit, the Internal Revenue Service has exonerated Focus on the Family Chairman James Dobson of accusations from liberal watchdog groups that he violated his organization's non-profit status by endorsing GOP candidates -- including President Bush -- during the 2004 election. "No dings. No criticisms. Not a single allegation was found to have substance," Dobson said regarding charges made against him in 2005 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Citizens Project, a Colorado group that states its purpose is "creating a community valuing diversity, equality and religious freedom." [ snip ] CREW's original complaint,...

The IRS closed a nearly 12-month audit of Focus on the Family and Dr. James C. Dobson by affirming that the organization committed no wrongdoing. The investigation, which ended last week, was sparked by allegations from two groups that routinely bash conservatives: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In particular, CREW falsely accused Focus on the Family and Dr. Dobson, in his capacity as the head of Focus, of electioneering by endorsing candidates for public office. It called on the IRS to conduct a "full-scale investigation" and to revoke...

DENVER (AP) -- Focus on the Family chairman James Dobson has been cleared of accusations that he endangered his organization's nonprofit status by endorsing Republican candidates in 2004, an Internal Revenue Service audit found. The IRS said Dobson, who backed President Bush's re-election bid, was acting as an individual and not on behalf of the conservative Christian ministry. The influential child psychologist announced the findings Monday on his national radio show. At least two liberal watchdog groups — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Colorado Springs-based Citizens Project — filed complaints with the IRS in 2005 against Dobson....

Colorado Springs - Rep. Doug Lamborn left two voice mails at the home of a couple who questioned his acceptance of campaign contributions from the gambling industry, saying there would be "consequences" if the couple did not respond. Jonathan and Anna Bartha wrote a letter printed in the Aug. 24 Woodmen Edition, a community newspaper. The couple raised concerns about Lamborn's receipt of $1,000 from International Game Technology PAC and a $500 contribution last summer from Marc Murphy, an executive of Bronco Billy's Casino in Cripple Creek. IGT makes gambling equipment. Jonathan Bartha, 34, is employed by Focus on the...

The conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family said it is a little hurt over the shock that came in response to its sponsorship and participation in a local bike race this weekend to raise funds for AIDS relief in Colorado. “There seems to be the perception that [because] AIDS is seen as typically associated with the gay community, that Focus on the Family wouldn’t care for these people,” said Devin Knuckles, a spokesman for the ministry, according to the Denver Post. “It’s kind of hurtful,” Knuckles said. “It’s our mission to help people who need help.” The Christian ministry...

Christians and non-Christians alike should be alarmed by the advance in California of a series of legislative proposals that target free speech and thought, according to Focus on the Family Action. James Dobson, the president of the action affiliate of Focus on the Family ministries, has issued an urgent call to the millions of radio program listeners to contact California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before he is asked to sign the bills. "What all four bills will do, they will reinforce homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism in a positive light," Focus State Issues Analyst Mona Passignano told WorldNetDaily. So what's wrong with...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 11) - Focus on the Family ministry founder James Dobson spoke in support Thursday of Mel Gibson and his film, "The Passion of the Christ," saying Gibson's drunken tirade during a traffic stop had nothing to do with "one of the finest films of this era." Gibson, 50, was arrested for drunken driving Aug. 1 in Malibu, Calif., and launched an anti-Semitic rant toward the arresting deputy. Gibson reportedly said, "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world," and asked him, "Are you a Jew?" Dobson said in a statement that "we certainly...

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves will mix baseball with the gospel when they hold another “Faith Day” this weekend. But one of the country’s most prominent Christian organizations has been tossed out of the game. Focus on the Family, a group founded by James Dobson, was barred from participating in Sunday’s postgame activities after sponsoring the first such event at Turner Field last month. While the team wouldn’t provide a reason for its decision, several gay rights groups on the Web bristled with speculation that Focus on the Family was given the boot for promoting its belief that homosexuality is...

They started marching Monday, from the state Capitol toward Colorado Springs. And as the week progresses, their numbers will grow into the hundreds as they converge Saturday at the campus of Focus on the Family, where an estimated 1,000 people will pray for its founder, James Dobson. I plan to be there, to witness a courageous act: Hundreds of gays and lesbians praying for a man whose powerful organization lobbies for anti-gay legislation and spews damaging mistruths about gay people. The 1000-Watt March is being organized by Soulforce, a non-profit organization that confronts homophobic religious organizations and leaders using the...

Religious Right Power Brokers The Top Ten by Rob BostonThe United States is home to dozens of Religious Right groups. Many have small budgets and focus on state and local issues; the most powerful organizations conduct nationwide operations, command multi-million-dollar bank accounts and attract millions of followers. They have disproportionate clout in the halls of Congress, the White House and the courts, and they wield enormous influence within the political system.What follows is a list of the nation’s Top Ten Religious Right groups, as determined by publicly available financial data and political prominence. (For budgetary data, Church & State used...

Eve Tushnet Although evangelical “ex-gay” ministries began in the 1970s, recently they’ve started to come under the public eye. Ex-gay groups have turned up on TV shows like Malcolm in the Middle and Veronica Mars (not to mention the painfully funny satire But I’m a Cheerleader!), and subway ads with cute young adults proclaiming that they “questioned homosexuality” or “chose to change” appear every couple of years in the D.C. area. Last summer, a Tennessee ex-gay program run by the group Love in Action gained (or suffered) national prominence when one 16-year-old posted on his MySpace blog about his unhappiness...

A coalition of radical homosexual groups put heavy pressure on the Bush administration to change its vote to allow accreditation of homosexual groups seeking UN recognition, the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute (C-Fam) notes in its latest "Friday Fax.". Although they were unsuccessful in gaining accreditation for the groups, the gay-rights groups are claiming credit on their web sites for getting the US to change what was a No vote to a Yes. Claiming credit for the change in US policy are Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Campaign, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and the International Gay and...

SACRAMENTO, April 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Dr. James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family said in his weekly radio broadcast that the California legislature is devoted to a “far, far leftist” ideology. On April 17, Dobson stated, “Some of the bills that come out of (the California) legislature are flat-out off the wall.”The legislature, Dobson said, is controlled “by those who represent a far leftist philosophy, and the conservatives, mostly Republicans, don’t have the votes to stop it.”The most recent example he noted was characteristic of the movement to the “extreme” left was the State Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval...

Ruth Malhotra went to court last month for the right to be intolerant.Malhotra says her Christian faith compels her to speak out against homosexuality. But the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she’s a senior, bans speech that puts down others because of their sexual orientation.Malhotra sees that as an unacceptable infringement on her right to religious expression. So she’s demanding that Georgia Tech revoke its tolerance policy.With her lawsuit, the 22-year-old student joins a growing campaign to force public schools, state colleges and private workplaces to eliminate policies protecting gays and lesbians from harassment. The religious right aims to overturn...

ATLANTA — Ruth Malhotra went to court last month for the right to be intolerant. Malhotra says her Christian faith compels her to speak out against homosexuality. But the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she's a senior, bans speech that puts down others because of their sexual orientation. Malhotra sees that as an unacceptable infringement on her right to religious expression. So she's demanding that Georgia Tech revoke its tolerance policy. With her lawsuit, the 22-year-old student joins a growing campaign to force public schools, state colleges and private workplaces to eliminate policies protecting gays and lesbians from harassment. The...

Colorado Springs, CO (LifeNews.com) -- Focus on the Family announced Thursday that it has placed the 200th ultrasound machine in a crisis pregnancy center in order to dramatically increase the percentage of women opting against having an abortion. The machine placements are part of a national campaign. Since the pro-family group launched its Option Ultrasound program, it has helped 200 pregnancy centers get the machines, which show amazing pictures of babies before birth. Statistics show that 84 percent of women decide against an abortion after seeing an ultrasound of their baby. Kim Conroy, is the sanctity of life director for...

I was flipping through the New York Times when I came across a full page ad on A5 that instantly grabbed my attention. The bold headline blared: “These Religious Leaders Have A Serious Gambling Problem.” The ad viciously attacks Ralph Reed, Rev. Lou Sheldon, and Dr. James Dobson. The “problem” is Jack Abramoff, and the ad goes to great lengths with very biting language – even comparing Reed, Sheldon and Dobson to Judas -- to connect them to Abramoff. I have addressed the Abramoff scandal before – it was political corruption at its worst. It is good that it has...

A liberal group plans to launch an advertising campaign Wednesday attacking Focus on the Family founder James Dobson for what it says are his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The Campaign to Defend the Constitution says Dobson's opposition to an Indian casino in Louisiana helped competing tribal casinos that were represented by Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty to fraud and bribery. Dobson has denied knowingly helping Abramoff, and Focus officials said some facts cited by the group are incorrect. The campaign will feature radio and TV spots as well as an ad in The New York Times targeting Dobson...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has sent a letter of thanks to a leading pro-life advocate for his group's prayers and support during his Senate confirmation battle. The letter is coming under fire from pro-abortion groups who say it compromises his fairness of the high court even though it appears to be the same form letter Justice Alito sent to other people. Focus on the Family founder James Dobson said on Wednesday that Justice Alito sent him a letter thanking him and his millions of radio listeners for their support. Alito wrote that "the prayers of...

DENVER -- Focus on the Family founder James Dobson said Wednesday that new Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sent him a letter thanking him and his radio listeners for their support during his Senate confirmation hearings. Alito wrote that "the prayers of so many people from around the country were a palpable and powerful force. As long as I serve on the Supreme Court, I will keep in mind the trust that has been placed in me," Dobson said on his radio broadcast. Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said Alito's note was in response to a letter Dobson sent congratulating...

Evangelical ministry Focus on the Family is explaining its support for a Colorado bill, following criticism that it gives some rights to same-sex couples. In recent statements, Focus founder Dr. James Dobson and the government lobbying arm of the Colorado Springs-based ministry have noted that the bill in question addresses the issue of �fairness� in obtaining certain benefits for a pair of people who want them. He has denied he supports "gay marriage," civil unions, or domestic partnerships. �What this bill is that we have endorsed is a fairness bill with regard to need, not sexual relationships,� said Dobson in...

A fresh focus on domestic partnersFocus on the Family is supporting legislation to provide expanded legal benefits for heads of untraditional households including gay couples. We were pleasantly surprised last week when Focus on the Family expressed its support for state legislation that would provide expanded legal benefits for same-sex couples and other non-traditional households. In the chaos of domestic-partner, civil-union and gay-marriage measures, there will be plenty of time to take sides in 2006 as state lawmakers and voters consider whether to expand the standing of same-sex couples to anything that resembles heterosexual marriage. Focus on the Family, the...

Evangelical Filmmakers Criticized for Hiring Gay Actor By NEELA BANERJEE Published: February 2, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 — Christian ministers were enthusiastic at the early private screenings of "End of the Spear," made by Every Tribe Entertainment, an evangelical film company. But days before the film's premiere, a controversy erupted over the casting of a gay actor that has all but eclipsed the movie and revealed fault lines among evangelicals. /snip Many evangelicals are concerned that young people inspired by the movie will look up Mr. Allen on the Web and "get exposed to his views on homosexuality, and that...

Clergy Asked to Reach Out to Post-Abortive and At-Risk Women During Sanctity of Human Life Week COLORADO SPRING, Colo., January 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - As churches prepare to celebrate Sanctity of Human Life Week, January 15- 22, 2006, Focus on the Family has challenged clergy members to consider recent statistics on abortion in the church when addressing their congregations. A survey by The Alan Guttmacher Institute conducted among women who had abortions found that one in five self-identified themselves as Evangelical Christian. Kim Conroy, Sanctity of Human Life Director for Focus on the Family believes that it's time for churches...

At movieguide.org films are rated for quality and acceptability. "Brokeback Mountain" gets three stars but is considered "abhorrent." Like other reviewers of "Brokeback Mountain," Steven Isaac was impressed by the quality of the filmmaking. But for Mr. Isaac, who reviews movies for the conservative Christian organization Focus on the Family, the movie, about a love affair between two male ranch hands, posed other critical challenges. "When Ang Lee brings his considerable talents to a film that promotes homosexuality, which I believe personally hurts our culture, you get a movie that sells its message more effectively than one by someone less...

Shocking announcement sends militant Focus on the Family organization into crazed tailspin. In an astonishing but not completely unexpected announcement, Jesus H. Christ, vice president and CFO of All That Is Inc., appeared today on a large tortilla at a roadside taco stand in Zacatecas, Mexico, to announce that, effective immediately, the pseudo-Christian group Focus on the Family, led by Dr. James Dobson and best known for its blazing hatred of gays and its fear of glimpsing the human female nipple during nationally televised sporting events, is effectively banned from His Divine Beneficence. . . .

By all accounts, bank thing was the last straw Mark Morford Friday, December 9, 2005 In an astonishing but not completely unexpected announcement, Jesus H. Christ, vice president and CFO of All That Is Inc., appeared today on a large tortilla at a roadside taco stand in Zacatecas, Mexico, to announce that, effective immediately, the pseudo-Christian group Focus on the Family, led by James Dobson and most known for its blazing hatred of gays and its fear of glimpsing the human female nipple during nationally televised sporting events, is effectively banned from His Divine Beneficence. "What happened was, the heavens...

Focus on the Family objects to donation to gay rights group. The conservative Christian group Focus on the Family has closed all its Wells Fargo accounts because the San Francisco bank contributed to a gay rights group that promised to use the funds to "fight ... the anti-gay industry." A Focus on the Family official would not disclose how much money the organization kept with Wells Fargo, its primary bank, but said the nonprofit group's income was $146 million last year. "We don't expect corporate America to do our bidding on the issues, but when they use the proceeds from...

Focus on the Family Severs Ties with Wells Fargo Following comments made on today’s “Focus on the Family� radio broadcast regarding the organization’s decision to end its banking relationship with Wells Fargo, Focus President and CEO Jim Daly issued the following statement: “Focus on the Family has elected to end its banking relationship with Wells Fargo, motivated primarily by the bank’s ongoing efforts to advance the radical homosexual agenda. These efforts are in direct opposition to the underlying principles and purpose of Focus, and thus a decision of conscience had to be made, and a stand taken. Earlier this year...

WASHINGTON - A liberal watchdog group is challenging Focus on the Family's tax-exempt status, claiming that founder James Dobson crossed clear IRS guidelines with his increased political involvement in recent years. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate and consider revoking the nonprofit corporation status of the Colorado Springs-based Christian media empire. The complaint focuses on Dobson's work on behalf of several Republican candidates in 2004, including Rep. Patrick Toomey's unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Although Dobson has said that he acts only as an individual when making endorsements, the...

DENVER — A Washington-based watchdog group has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether Focus on the Family or its founder James Dobson violated IRS rules by electioneering. James Bopp, an attorney for the Colorado Springs-based Christian ministry, said the group has fully complied with IRS code. The complaint Monday by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington also asked whether the tax-exempt status of Focus on the Family should be revoked. Tax-exempt organizations cannot participate in campaigns for or against candidates for public office. CREW alleged news articles showed Dobson endorsed candidates for Congress before the organization officially...

A Washington-based group has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether Focus on the Family or its founder James Dobson violated IRS rules by electioneering. James Bopp, an attorney for the Colorado Springs-based conservative Christian group, said the group has fully complied with IRS code. The complaint, filed Monday by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, also asked the IRS to investigate whether the tax-exempt status of Focus on the Family should be revoked. Tax-exempt organizations cannot participate in campaigns for or against candidates for public office. The group alleges that news articles showed Dobson endorsed candidates for...

November 3, 2005Ninth Circuit on Slams Parental Rightsby Steve Jordahl Court rules parents do not have exclusive rights to teach their children about sex. The Ninth Circuit Court of appeals has struck again with one of the most outrageous anti-family rulings to date. Faced with a case where parents in Palmdale, California objected to a questionnaire about sex their kids were given at school, the court ruled that parents do not have the right to be the exclusive providers of sex information to their kids. In writing the opinion for the three judge panel, Judge Stephen Reinhardt said "Parents have...

Homosexual activists and anti-war protesters join forces against a Boston Love Won Out event, completely mischaracterizing the message being presented inside. More than 1,000 gay activists and protesters jammed the street in front of the historic Tremont Temple Baptist Church on Saturday, shouting "Get the f--- out of Boston!" during Focus on the Family's Love Won Out conference. More than 1,000 anti-war protesters joined a demonstration against Focus on the Family's Love Won Out conference in Boston on Saturday. It was the largest demonstration since the event—which relates the truth that homosexuality is preventable and treatable—began eight years ago....

The installation of a new leader of the predominantly homosexual Metropolitan Community Church, held at the Washington Cathedral yesterday, was to be accompanied by the announcement of a new program called "Focus on the Human Family," but attorney's for Dr. James Dobson's "Focus on the Family" intervened to protect the Christian ministry's trademarked name. The Reverend Nancy Wilson was installed as the Presiding Bishop as scheduled, but not before MCC committed to removing the "Focus on the Human Family" name from its website. The service's program followed the original theme of "Unfinished World, Unfinished Calling," but references to the disputed...

The Senate Judiciary Committee is likely to summon a leading conservative Christian to explain the private assurances he says he received from the White House about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, the committee's chairman said yesterday.

James Dobson, chairman of the Colorado-based Christian organization Focus on the Family, spoke on a recent radio program about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. Here are excerpts: The president announced his decision Oct. 3. And a few hours after that, many conservative Christian leaders were involved in a conference call, wherein some were expressing great disillusionment with President Bush's decision and there was a lot of anger over his failure to select someone with a proven track record in the courts. And I came in a little bit late and I caught just a bit of that angst and then...

Dr. Dobson Explains What He Knows About Harriet Miers The following is a transcript of Focus on the Family Chairman Dr. James Dobson's comments from Wednesday's broadcast, in which he discusses what the White House told him about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. OPENING VOICE TRACK: John Fuller: It's Wednesday. I'm John Fuller and you're tuned to "FOF" with psychologist and author, Dr. James Dobson. And Doctor, what a crazy week you've had! BODY: JCD: Well, John, if our listeners and friends have been monitoring the news on radio and television and the Internet and if they have been listening...

Last week, Focus on the Family's James Dobson raised a predictable ruckus from liberals when he said that President Bush adviser Karl Rove told him things about Miers — quote — "that I probably shouldn't know." According to statements made today by Focus on the Family, Karl Rove "had merely told him Miers was an evangelical Christian with ties to the anti-abortion movement. There's no doubt that Dobson is considered to be an important Christian leader. The question is whether it was proper for Rove to make such an assurance to Dobson. The fact is that no decisions in Washington...

Advance copy of the transcript of Wednesday's taped program Focus on the Family's 30-minute daily radio program is aired on over 3,000 radio facilities each day across the United States. ANOTHER LOOK AT THE MIERS NOMINATION (rough, unedited transcript) Date: 10-12-2005 TRANSCRIPT OPENING VOICE TRACK: John: It’s Wednesday. I’m John Fuller and you’re tuned to “FOF” with psychologist and author, Dr. James Dobson. And Doctor, what a crazy week you’ve had! BODY: JCD: Well, John, if our listeners and friends have been monitoring the news on radio and television and the Internet and if they have been listening to other...

Seeking to avoid a threatened subpoena by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Focus on the Family Chairman James Dobson, with White House permission, revealed the contents of his private phone conversation with President Bush's chief adviser Karl Rove regarding Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers – details that largely became public later. While the contentious confidential information was not the bombshell sought by some Democrats, the family advocate provided more insight into the selection process, which has become a bitter point of division among Republicans who feel betrayed by the president's choice of a nominee without a proven conservative judicial philosophy. According...

Dobson: What Rove Said About Miers In his radio program, the Focus on the Family founder reveals what reassured him about the Supreme Court nominee By MIKE ALLEN Posted Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005 Trying to reassure his flock about the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers, James C. Dobson set off a firestorm last week when he said that Karl Rove had told him some things he "probably shouldn't know" that led him to believe Miers "will be a good justice." With the Right on a rampage over what some saw as a betrayal, Dobson spoke of "things that I'm...

Focus on the Family broadcast will clear up the controversy over what information he possesses. Dr. James Dobson will devote his Wednesday and Thursday Focus on the Family radio programs to answering critics who have dogged him over comments he made last week concerning Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. The founder and chairman of Focus on the Family spoke to listeners from his heart just days after Miers was nominated by President Bush, saying he supported her in part because of things he had been told by White House adviser Karl Rove. "I can't reveal it all," Dobson said...

WASHINGTON — Focus on the Family founder James Dobson will take to the airwaves Wednesday and Thursday to clarify what information he got from the White House or other sources about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. Dobson has faced a barrage of media attention in recent days because he has tentatively endorsed Miers just as other conservatives or evangelical Christian leaders have expressed doubts about her qualifications and concern about the lack of a paper trial outlining her views.Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have said they might call Dobson to testify at Miers' upcoming confirmation hearings because of...

The bullet hole just inside the headquarters of Focus on the Family is carefully preserved, a reminder of that 1996 day when a gunman held four employees hostage at the nerve center of James C. Dobson's evangelical empire. According to a sign near the bullet hole, the power of prayer helped end that standoff. In those days, Dobson was known primarily as a folksy child psychologist, an avuncular figure with a popular radio show who used a heavy helping of Christian morality to flavor his advice on child-rearing. Today, prayer is only part of what Dobson is dispersing through radio,...

WASHINGTON - An anguished James Dobson prayed Wednesday for a sign from God, telling his Christian radio listeners he was questioning his early endorsement of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, is one of the most prominent religious conservatives to back Miers, citing his trust in President Bush and a confidential briefing he received about her from the White House. But in his regular radio broadcast Wednesday, Dobson prayed he was not making a mistake. "Lord, you know I don't have the wisdom to make this decision," Dobson said. "You know that...

DENVER (AP) - Focus on the Family founder James Dobson told listeners of his regular radio broadcast that he will never forget it if he is making a mistake in endorsing Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs-based Christian group Focus on the Family, has said he trusted Bush and Miers appeared to be an outstanding choice. Many other conservatives, however, have been wary of her selection. On his radio broadcast Wednesday, Dobson said he prayed he was not making a mistake. He said he worried that his position "could do something to hurt the cause...

(AgapePress) - During a heartfelt and compassionate broadcast this morning (Wednesday), Dr. James Dobson explained why he believes Harriett Miers -- President Bush's pick to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court -- deserves the support of Christians and other family advocates. The Focus on the Family founder took all of his daily broadcast today to share why he believes the relatively unknown attorney from Texas who has served as White House counsel under the current Bush administration will be a good addition to the high court. He said he knows and has spoken to people who have...

WASHINGTON (BP)--Barry McCarty thinks Harriet Miers will make a “great Supreme Court justice,” but the woman suddenly in the media spotlight is known to him as a humble Christian. Miers, nominated Oct. 3 by President Bush to the U.S. Supreme Court, is a member of Valley View Christian Church, a conservative congregation on the north side of Dallas. McCarty, who many Southern Baptists know as the parliamentarian of their annual convention for the last 20 years, is the preaching minister at the church, which affirms the infallibility of Scripture.