Tag Archives: Richard John Neuhaus

SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Stupefying Answers

Posted on March 24, 2022 by David E Smith

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has provided sufficient evidence for the U.S. Senate to vote against her nomination to fill Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat following the full-court press he received from leftists to abdicate his lifelong seat before the 2024 election. That evidence includes her stupefying claim that she is unable to define “woman” because she’s not a biologist. The press has profligately identified Jackson as a “woman.” Has anyone confirmed that with a biologist?

Jackson’s claim was made in response to a line of questioning by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) who began by citing the …

Posted in Federal | Tagged Ketanji Brown Jackson, Marsha Blackburn, Richard John Neuhaus, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court, United States v. Virginia, Virginia Military Institute | Comments Off

Christians, the Church, and the State

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Benjamin D. Smith

I’d like to offer a few words about the separation of church and state—a concept long abused by “progressives.” The religion clauses of the First Amendment were intended to protect religion from the intrusive power of the state, not the reverse. The Establishment Clause states that “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion.” That does not mean religious convictions are prohibited from informing political values and decisions...

Posted in Faith, Religious Liberty | Tagged Barack Obama, christian, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Jason Collins, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Perry, Pete Buttigieg, Richard John Neuhaus, Rob Portman, Robert L. Toms | Comments Off