Now that Elena Kagan has been confirmed on our nation's high court, for the first time in its history, the US Supreme court is: devoid of Protestants.
Kagan is Jewish, as are Justices Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Everyone of the other justices — Chief Justice John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Sonia Sotomayor — are Catholic. How did this situation come about in a country that was historically pretty much born of, and bred by, Protestants?
Amid the abundant number of articles and commentary on the new percentage of both women and liberals that are now on the Court now that Kagan has ascended to it, the utter lack of comment on the changed religious make-up of the court is far more interesting in and of itself. Why the lack of discussion on this topic? It is going unmarked.
What does the over-representation of Jews on the court tell us? Is it as significant as the over-representatrion of men has been, for instance?
What does the lack of any protestant on the Court tell us, and is it significant? Are we as a country abandoning all our founding Calvinist thoughts? Are we subconsciously (or maybe even consciously) fleeing all things redneck? After all, WASP means "white anglo-saxon protestant."
The religious change-over that has taken place in the Supreme Court is an extremely interesting topic on many levels. I would love to see some discussion of it out there, but it may be like the proverbial "elephant in the room," and just way too big to mention.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Religion and the Supreme Court
I received the following from a friend and thought it interesting enough to try and get some feed back.
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You know me, or at least I think you do. No topic is too big or off limits for me. I will share my thoughts later, I just am having a really busy week with school and work. If you want some good clean humor and a good laugh at my expense, check out my newest topic on my food blog of me eating the ghost wing, chicken wing challenge. Rick
Here are my thoughts:
Now that Elena Kagan has been confirmed on our nation's high court, for the first time in its history, the US Supreme court is: devoid of Protestants.
Growing up I was an atheist, years later after I became a christian I still did not know anything about the court or who was on it. I think the majority of the US is the same way, they know nothing about the Supreme Court who what their back grounds are.
Kagan is Jewish, as are Justices Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
I dont see what it matters if these people are Jewish, First off 95 percent of Israel and Jews around the world are not Christian and do not believe the Bible, They themselves are atheist, So the fact they are Jewish mean nothing.
Everyone of the other justices — Chief Justice John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Sonia Sotomayor — are Catholic. How did this situation come about in a country that was historically pretty much born of, and bred by, Protestants?
Again, Just because someone claims to be Catholic or any other faith does not mean they really are. Many people claim they are Christian but would not know Jesus if they tripped over Him. One thing the pastor of our church likes to do and know many of us do is, if we meet someone who claims to be a believer and were not talking a person who is only days into the faith, were talking people who have claimed to be believers for years. If we think they do not know Jesus then we will ask them, tell me ten things Jesus said. So often they could not even name two things that we would ask them, are you lying? or are you really that ignorant. If you really know Jesus as well as you claim, how come it's so hard to tell me Ten things Jesus said? So we have since reduced it down to two things and even them the vast majority of people cannot answer that question.
Amid the abundant number of articles and commentary on the new percentage of both women and liberals that are now on the Court now that Kagan has ascended to it, the utter lack of comment on the changed religious make-up of the court is far more interesting in and of itself. Why the lack of discussion on this topic? It is going unmarked.
I do not know why people are not talking about it.
What does the over-representation of Jews on the court tell us? Is it as significant as the over-representatrion of men has been, for instance?
The court could be made up of all Jews and it really means nothing, as I said the majority of Jews are atheist, and add to that, the average joes like you and me have no say as to who is elected to the High Court. The President picks who he wants and then they need to be elected by people who helped put the president in office and pretty much believe the same way as he does.
What does the lack of any protestant on the Court tell us, and is it significant?
Well it tells me the government is quickly becoming and atheist government and moving away from Christian values, and part of it is as I said, we as the average joes have no say in the matter.
Are we as a country abandoning all our founding Calvinist thoughts?
I never knew the country was Calvinist, but if we are then I sure hope we are moving away, I am not Calvinist and never have been and do not agree with them or find any biblical basis for what they believe.
Are we subconsciously (or maybe even consciously) fleeing all things redneck?
Define what redneck views are? and how are we possibly fleeing them?
After all, WASP means "white anglo-saxon protestant."
Again, I am not protestant and really dont care.
The religious change-over that has taken place in the Supreme Court is an extremely interesting topic on many levels. I would love to see some discussion of it out there, but it may be like the proverbial "elephant in the room," and just way too big to mention.
I'm game for talking about this. Rick b
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