It would seem that the only "people of faith" are those who support President Bush's program and his nominees for the Supreme Court. In case you can't make it out the young man pictures is holding a Bible in his left hand and and a gavel in his right hand. This article from the New York Times clearly shows how the Republican leadership is willing to push all of the religious right wing hot buttons to get what they want. When are Americans going to wake up to the reality that the Republicans and extreme religious right wingers are leading the nation down the garden path to a Theocratic form of government that will make some Islamic theocracies look liberal!
Read this short quote from the the article
As the Senate heads toward a showdown over the rules governing judicial confirmations, Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, has agreed to join a handful of prominent Christian conservatives in a telecast portraying Democrats as "against people of faith" for blocking President Bush's nominees.
Fliers for the telecast, organized by the Family Research Council and scheduled to originate at a Kentucky megachurch the evening of April 24, call the day "Justice Sunday" and depict a young man holding a Bible in one hand and a gavel in the other. The flier does not name participants, but under the heading "the filibuster against people of faith," it reads: "The filibuster was once abused to protect racial bias, and it is now being used against people of faith."
Organizers say they hope to reach more than a million people by distributing the telecast to churches around the country, over the Internet and over Christian television and radio networks and stations.
Dr. Frist's spokesman said the senator's speech in the telecast would reflect his previous remarks on judicial appointments. In the past he has consistently balanced a determination "not to yield" on the president's nominees with appeals to the Democrats for compromise. He has distanced himself from the statements of others like the House majority leader, Tom DeLay, who have attacked the courts, saying they are too liberal, "run amok" or are hostile to Christianity.
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I am a person of faith and I don't support the President. I made my first public action against the actions of the religious right by attending the event in opposition to Justice Sunday in Louisville, KY. I am trying to find ways to put my faith to use in ways in my community. Our church just voted approval to allow plans for a daycare/pre-school program that the Justice Sunday church declined. We were told that church didn't want to give the community the impression that it supported mothers working outside the home. I support the use of our facilities to provide a Christian-oriented service to parents who need it.
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