Judicial battle seen as attack on faith

Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, April 27, 2005 | By Donald Lambro

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Senate's escalating war over President Bush's judicial nominees has become a fight over the role of religious faith and moral values in the courts. It could determine the outcome of bitterly divisive legal issues such as abortion, pornography and euthanasia. Religious conservatives say liberal opposition to a rule-changing attempt by the Republicans to end the filibuster against Mr. Bush's judicial nominees represents an all-out attack on putting "people of faith" on the federal bench. "We see this as a defensive action in response to a growing antagonism towards nominees who happen to be conservative in their judicial philosophy and devout churchgoing Christians," says Jayd Henricks, spokesman for the Family Research Council. "It is not that we are interested in promoting a person of faith, but rather protecting these individuals' rights to believe deeply on religious matters," Mr. Henricks says.

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Democrats' voters are largely well educated secularists. The one thing they have in common is an aversion to God Talk.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)