As I’ve said, this is about GOP picks. The GOP selection process. It’s just what the title says. But the Dem picks might shed more light on the whole situation. Dems want the U.S. to be like the most unchristian nations in Europe, and choosing secular Jews might be as close as they can come to rejecting Christianity and embracing atheism as they politically can at the moment.
For the GOP leadership, many of the powerful would like to ditch Christianity, but for the base. Christianity’s strength in America is far more from the common believers than from those anywhere in leadership. And evangelicals should remind those leaders of the differences between their beliefs and those in Catholicism, and that while there can be cooperation, the differences are irreconciliable and the two aren’t interchangeable, as they’ve become. Are evangelicalism and Catholicism interchangeable to you? And how about God’s will and plans? How do you view all five conservative SC justices being Catholic in the light of His plans and will?
As a Roman Catholic, I identify myself as a Roman Catholic. I do not spend much time, nor will I, defining myself as NOT Evangelical, not Pentecostal, not Eastern Orthodox (my choice if ever I did the unimaginable and ceased being Catholic since the Eastern Orthodox have the seven sacraments, a validly consecrated Holy Eucharist that is the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, a legitimate Sacrifice of the Mass, apostolic succession, etc., AND some legitimate tie to Jesus Christ's promise to be with the Church all days to the end of the world) or not Jewish, not Buddhist, not Hindu, not Sikh or whatever.
If you prefer to be an Evangelical, good for you! It is simply not my cup of tea. See previous paragraph as to why I would only consider the Eastern Orthodox Church as an alternative. America! It's a great country!
As a Catholic, I regard many outside the Church as nonetheless Christians. Do you concede that Catholics are also Christians, baptized with water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost? Or do you regard the Church of Rome as an unGodly cult of some sort? Put your cards on the table.
I have previously posted that I sympathize with the view that Evangelicals may reasonably wonder why GOP presidents who are quite reliant on Evangelical voters, never choose one or more for SCOTUS. I don't think there needs to be some sort of proportional representation. Frankly, as a Catholic, a SCOTUS consisting of nine reliable Evangelicals would be just fine.
With all due respect, I have a problem with the notion that a GOP leadership is "ditch"ing Christianity by naming Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and even John Roberts to the SCOTUS. Sotomayor is not our responsibility as conservatives. Nor, frankly, given her way of life, is she the responsibility of Rome. She is just the latest baptized in any and all Christian faiths to apostasize to heathenism. And that is why Obozo appointed her.
How would I view the fact that all five conservative (giving Kennedy more credit than he deserves) justices are Catholic in light of God's will and God's plans? No problem. Nine Clarence Thomases or Sam Alitos or Antonin Scalias would likely please God. Roberts a bit less so. Kennedy? Kennedy is a mess on most matters that count and proof positive of the continuing effect of the Fall.
Why do I get the feeling that you like to press on in chewing that old anti-Catholic slipper?
As conservatives, regardless of faith differences, let us be allies on the many, many things upon which conservatives agree. Let us disagree civilly and respectfully where we cannot agree.
May God bless you and yours!