ADL to Senator Frist: Playing Religious Card Is 'Unacceptable'

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=45922

Deeply troubled by reports that Senator Bill Frist will appear in a telecast organized by conservative Christian groups that portrays the filibustering of judicial nominees as "against people of faith," the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged Dr. Frist to reconsider his participation in the telecast, stating that: "Whatever one's views may be on this or any other issue, playing the 'religious' card is as unacceptable as playing the race card."

In a strongly worded letter to the Senate majority leader, Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National director, said he was "deeply troubled" by Dr. Frist's decision to appear in the "Justice Sunday" telecast on April 24. The program's message, "...is deeply flawed and a dangerous affront to fundamental principles of American democracy," Foxman said.

"The heated debate regarding the status of the filibuster in the United States Senate is a quintessentially political contest, not a religious struggle," Foxman said. "Nor should it be portrayed as such. Whatever one's views may be on this or any other issue, playing the 'religious' card is as unacceptable as playing the race card."

Organized by the Family Research Council, the "Justice Sunday" telecast will be aired on Christian television and radio networks and stations and will be broadcast over the Internet.

frist can't even spell ADL, much less understand the point or respect its memebers.

sheesh, how long has the fascist theocracy been ramping up?

They're speaking up, they have before, but Corporate Media doesn't report it.

and sardonic. I meant nothing by it.

They played the faith card with Schaivo, and didn't pay attention when it fell flat.

Hope others join them.

Using Religion and mosr especially lying--saying it is because
of their beliefs that Democrats are opposing them.

The 95% of judges that have been approved are religious--Busgh
nominated them.

Between pharmacists refusing to fill bith control prescriptions(because of religious beliefs) and all these other religious "blow-ups"
let us hope the average American really see the DRepublicans working for
a Theocracy .

Get your Berkas ready ladies.