Time for Prayer

I urge Christian leaders throughout the state, and throughout the nation, to lead the Church in prayer for the issue of nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court. Our trust must not be in man, but in the sovereignty and mercies of a God whose Spirit will not always strive with us. At any moment He may leave us to the consequences of our own sin, and our children and succeeding generations will ask, "Why was the Church silent?" I urge Christian leaders to fulfill their responsibilities to lead, to forego their own comfort, convenience and self-centered agendas to lead their people in fervent prayer for revival in our nation, and for wisdom for our leaders.

1 Timothy 2:1-3 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior,

Judge Robert Bork summarized in the Wall Street Journal why there is nothing on the president's domestic agenda more important than nominating a well-anchored conservative who won't grow mushy over time. Here is how Bork described the damage the Court has done to our values:

"The justices have weakened the authority of other institutions, public and private, such as schools, businesses, and churches; assisted in sapping the vitality of religion through a transparently false interpretation of the establishment clause; denigrated marriage and family; destroyed taboos about vile language in public; protected as free speech the basest pornography, including computer-simulated child pornography; weakened political parties and permitted prior restraints on political speech, violating the core of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech; created a right to abortion virtually on demand, invalidating the laws of all 50 states; whittled down capital punishment, on the path, apparently, to abolishing it entirely; mounted a campaign to normalize homosexuality, culminating soon, it seems obvious, in a right to homosexual marriage; permitted racial and gender discrimination at the expense of white males; and made the criminal justice system needlessly slow and complex, tipping the balance in favor of criminals. Justice O'Connor, a warm, down-to-earth, and very likeable person, joined many, though not all, of these bold attempts to remake America. Whatever one may think of these outcomes as matters of policy, not one is authorized by the Constitution and some are directly contrary to it. All of them, however, are consistent with the left-liberal liberationist impulse that advances moral anarchy."