This post is a space holder, while I’m working up a reply to Steve Bainbridge‘s The Faith Card.
I wrote What if John Roberts is a “Serious Catholic”?, because I believed that many of those
who railed against asking John Roberts about the impact of his faith on serving as a Justice
did so because they concluded silence served their agenda better than having Roberts expose
his position. (Of course, they assumed they already knew and agreed with his position.) Faith
was very relevant, but mentioning it in the Roberts situation was deemed by those supporting
him to be politically unwise. Now, they are willing to play the faith card in order to shore up the
Miers’ nomination. Unwilling to chance using winks, they are are publicizing her brand of religion.
No matter the denials by the flashers or the flashees,
the faith card has already been played — flashed for all to see.
Of course, the Roberts confirmation was a week ago, not a decade, which would cause a
wee bit of embarrassment for most thoughtful citizens. Luckily for the zealots, of course,
their God works in mysterious ways — and so, apparently, do his servants.
If nothing else, laying the Faith Card face up on the table is the honest
approach — a bit more consistent with a Commandment or two.
– more to come – see faith, agendas and the supreme court (Oct. 8, 2005)
If you’re interested in my discussion with
the thump
of a thousand rumps
returning to their pews in unison
battery weakened
the low, slow laughter
of a demon
October 7, 2005
playing the faith card is more honest than the wink game
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