[tabsternager]

You sure read a lot of things into Bush's words that just weren't there. To acknowledge our rights come from God means they cannot be taken away. He never said only Christian judges need apply.

Would you rather that Bush pick judges who believe our rights come from men and therefore are not unalienable?

Just how is his statement any different than our founding fathers' statements with reference to God and our rights which come from God?

[Alan Chapman]

To acknowledge our rights come from God means they cannot be taken away.

That may be true but it isn't particularly relevant to this discussion.

He never said only Christian judges need apply.

I never claimed he said that.

Would you rather that Bush pick judges who believe our rights come from men and therefore are not unalienable?

No. I'd rather he pick judges who understand the concept of rights, that rights belong only to individuals, and that government is merely an extension of their exercise, and not an addition or substitution.

Just how is his statement any different than our founding fathers' statements with reference to God and our rights which come from God?

GWB wasn't arguing with people about the origin of rights. He said he intends only to appoint judges who believe in the same god as GWB believes in. The question should never come up. Not only because Article 6 says so, but because it is irrelevant.