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I concur whole-heartedly. Enjoy winter! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:05 PM Subject: a creeping theocracy threatens ESCR > Annie Laurie Gaylor: Alito would tip scale against conscience > A letter to the editor > Dear Editor: Are you aware that if nominee Samuel Alito is named to > the U.S. Supreme Court to replace swing-voter Sandra Day O'Connor, > there will be five members a majority who are right-wing Roman > Catholics? > A religious litmus test is being imposed in the selection of Supreme > Court candidates. They must be approved by the religious right, as > the Harriet Miers debacle proves. > > The next Supreme Court will be ruling on vital issues of separation > of church and state, including the right to choose, the right to die > with dignity, the right to pursue stem-cell research, the right of > gays to embark on civil unions and marriage. Legal challenges of > raids on the public treasury by religion and by religiously > segregated schools could be hijacked by a court packed by the > religious "wrong." > > The escalating religious domination of our secular government is > unprecedented. Thomas Jefferson's wall of separation has never been > in greater danger of tumbling down. > > Americans must protect the independence of our federal judiciary, > and ensure that the scales of justice are not tipped against freedom > of conscience. > > Annie Laurie Gaylor > co-president > Freedom From Religion Foundation Madison > > Published: January 14, 2006 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn