Justice Sunday - NOT
You would think something called Justice Sunday coordinated with many churches across the United States would have something to do with prayer for the Darfur genocide or something related to prayer for persecuted Christians . Maybe it would be a rally for pregnancy counseling centers or affordable housing .
Sadly it's only to get rules changed on filibusters because the Republicans can't get 10 judges approved. Syndicated columnist Tom Teepen writes, "Senate Democrats, resorting to the filibuster that requires a 60-vote majority, have balked only 10 Bush picks, all for appellate benches." Although abortion is an extremely important issue, rallying churches to thenuclear option is a rally for a method and not the end. Surely, this quick route to judicial salvation that will return us to being God's country has William Wilberforce spinning in his grave. Wilberforce is a political model for today's Pro-life movement. His abolitionist agenda took enarly 19 years to succeed with a law endoursed by Parliament in 1807. It is unfortunate that some American Evangelical leaders feel it necessary to attach themselves to a political party to accomplish God's righteousness. If we, instead, attach ourselves to issues and detach ourselves from parties or partisans then our hopes won't rise and fall with the fortunes of parties or politicians. Hasn't Terri Schiavo's case already demonstrated to us that having "our" judges in place do not guarantee us our policies?
Sadly it's only to get rules changed on filibusters because the Republicans can't get 10 judges approved. Syndicated columnist Tom Teepen writes, "Senate Democrats, resorting to the filibuster that requires a 60-vote majority, have balked only 10 Bush picks, all for appellate benches." Although abortion is an extremely important issue, rallying churches to thenuclear option is a rally for a method and not the end. Surely, this quick route to judicial salvation that will return us to being God's country has William Wilberforce spinning in his grave. Wilberforce is a political model for today's Pro-life movement. His abolitionist agenda took enarly 19 years to succeed with a law endoursed by Parliament in 1807. It is unfortunate that some American Evangelical leaders feel it necessary to attach themselves to a political party to accomplish God's righteousness. If we, instead, attach ourselves to issues and detach ourselves from parties or partisans then our hopes won't rise and fall with the fortunes of parties or politicians. Hasn't Terri Schiavo's case already demonstrated to us that having "our" judges in place do not guarantee us our policies?
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