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WDYT: is this appropriate for a judicial candidate?
I posted a while back about how Minnesota is now electing judges for the first time instead of appointments by the governor with re-election every 6ish years... I disagree with electing judges on principle.
The Minnesota Supreme Court seems to be different in that the governor is still appointing justices, but now people are actively running and campaigning against the incumbents.
Here are some quotes from one of the challenger's website:
?As God?s Word has been removed from our public lives, the resulting darkness has led to our present social disorder and political divisions. The correction of these problems will only begin when the Light of Truth is returned to our land?s highest hills, the Supreme Courts. Until our highest courts return to an acknowledgment of the existence of God and His Truth, the people will continue to walk in the confusion of darkness.?
The separation of church and state is a myth. Justices should rule from the ?Word of God? first, and from sources such as the constitution, statute and case law second.
Until mid-September, his campaign website had a section for volunteers called ?Gideon?s Army.?
Today?s Secular Humanists, like the Midianites, appear to have the upper hand in our culture. When we sow the seeds of faith from God?s Word into our children, the Secular Humanists come against us and destroy the crops by teaching against the things of God in our schools. The people of God are being told to retreat into the caves and dens of our church buildings and homes.
The primary weapons used by the Secular Humanists have been our schools and our courts, which have indoctrinated the people into a belief in a false wall of separation between church and state.
Re: WDYT: is this appropriate for a judicial candidate?
The separation of church and state is a myth.
Agreed.
Justices should rule from the ?Word of God? first, and from sources such as the constitution, statute and case law second.
Absolutely not. And that's coming from someone who treasures the Word of God above any other document. The job of a justice is to interpret the law. Period. This person is an activist judge and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the bench.
I dunno, caden... this is starting to get creepy. We've agreed twice in like the past 3 business days now.
Well, I disagree that separation of church & state is a myth, but I agree with the rest.
Yeah, I'm with Caden. This candidate doesn't sound like he'd be anyone I'd want on my state's Supreme Court.
Heck, I may not even want him on the honor council at the local junior high
The First amendment of the constitution reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" and the supreme court has recognized the secularity of government since the 19th century. Additionally, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment gives us: "The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prohibits the establishment of a national religion by the Congress or the preference of one religion over another, or religion over non-religion." I would say that is good evidence that Govt and the Church are not supposed to mix.
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Establishing =/= not mixing. Total separation is a myth belied by the fact that mixing has occurred since our nation was founded, in every presidency, in every congress. It is impossible for them to be completely separated and unconstitutional to preclude all religious aspects from the public sphere. In addition to not establishing a religion they aren't supposed to prohibit its free exercise either. That wasn't qualified with "except in gov't."
Yikes.
He's not a judge at all, just a practicing attorney.... not sure what area he practices.