National Council Of Churches Calls For Kavanaugh's Nomination To Be Withdrawn
Source: The Hill
By Avery Anapol, 2 hrs. ago.
The nation's largest group of Christian churches on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court. The National Council of Churches, which represents 38 denominations in the US, wrote in a statement on their website that they believe Kavanaugh has "disqualified himself from this lifetime appointment and must step aside immediately."
The statement cited a number of reasons for their demand, including Kavanaugh's behavior during his recent testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on sexual assault allegations against him.
"Judge Kavanaugh exhibited extreme partisan bias and disrespect towards certain members of the committee and thereby demonstrated that he possesses neither the temperament nor the character essential for a member of the highest court in our nation," the statement read.
The National Council of Churches alleged that Kavanaugh's testimony included "several misstatements and some outright falsehoods," including some related to Christine Blasey Ford's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s. The group also pointed to what they called Kavanaugh's "troubling" judicial and political record on some civil rights issues. -More...
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ffr
(22,671 posts)The revelations must be so disgustingly shocking that no religion wants to be associated with Brett Kavanaugh.
alwaysinasnit
(5,072 posts)the SC bench.
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,020 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,020 posts)Marthe48
(17,018 posts)n/t
zentrum
(9,865 posts)Now this.
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)Dr. Ford and the country through any more filth and discord.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)"Judge Kavanaugh's extensive judicial and political record is troubling with regard to issues of voting rights, racial and gender justice, health care, the rights of people with disabilities, and environmental protections," "This leads us to believe that he cannot be an impartial justice in cases that are sure to come before him at the Court."
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Mainline denominations are Episcopalian, Methodist, etc. Some have split over ordination of gays and lesbisns.
Evangelicals call them 'liberal' snd doubt that they are truly Christian.
Some Evangelicals do not consider Catholics to be Christian. Mainline, 'liberal' denominations do NOT hold that view.
Evangelicals have a very narrow definition of what it means to be a Christian--basically assent to a certain list of statements. Since the 70s opposition to abortion and homosexuality have become part of the required belief system. Albert Mohler, president of the premier ScBapt seminary, wants belief in 'Young Earth Creationism' to be part of that required belief system.
IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)They are also deeply bigoted against Catholics, which is why they are opposing the nomination of the 6th Catholic justice (if you count Gorsuch even though he switched)
whathehell
(29,090 posts)on what, just curious.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)I went on a private rant today when Jake Tapper used that word twice in 5 minutes. I felt like my avatar.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)EarthFirst
(2,904 posts)This is going to make a few trip over their words before belting out some trivial; incoherent retort.