Lefty Churches Attack Frist

This Sunday Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is scheduled to take part, via tape, in a broadcast to churches across the country regarding the filibuster problem in the Senate. The theme of the broadcast, which will take place on "Justice Sunday", is "The Filibuster Against People of Faith". The media is making a big deal about some of the church criticism that Frist is getting:

As the Senate battle over judicial confirmations became increasingly entwined with religious themes, officials of several major Protestant denominations on Thursday accused the Senate Republican leader, Bill Frist, of violating the principles of his own Presbyterian church and urged him to drop out of a Sunday telecast that depicts Democrats as "against people of faith."

Dr. Frist's participation has rekindled a debate over the role of religion in public life that may be complicating his efforts to overcome the Democrats' use of the filibuster, a parliamentary tactic used by Congressional minorities, to block President Bush's judicial nominees.

Dr. Frist has threatened to change the Senate rules to eliminate judicial filibusters, and in response Democrats have threatened a virtual shutdown of the Senate. A confrontation had been expected as early as next week, but it now appears that the showdown may be delayed.

Religious groups, including the National Council of Churches and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, plan to conduct a conference call with journalists on Friday to criticize Senator Frist's participation in the telecast. The program is sponsored by Christian conservative organizations that want to build support for Dr. Frist's filibuster proposal.

It's no big surprise that the most lefty of the nation's church organizations would come out against Frist. In fact, I'd be surprised if the National Council of Churches even believes in God. Those people are way, way left of center in their politics, and have consistently opposed any sort of religion in the national discussion.

The National Council of Churches oppose just about everything Republicans support, and only their name differentiates them from organizations like MoveOn.org or People For the American Way. They're lefty nutcakes and should be ignored by Frist and any other thinking person.

By the way, can anyone point me to an article where the National Council of Churches criticized a liberal Democrat for speaking to a church group? Anyone?

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