The Baptist Joint Committee a 69 year old watchdog agency representing
fourteen Baptist denominations and conferences has just issued
a report questioning Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' record on Church-State issues. Here's their conclusion:
To the extent that Roberts aligns himself with the four sitting justices who oppose current Establishment Clause standards, he should be prepared to answer the difficult question posed by Justice O'Connor to those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state: "Why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so poorly?"
If the work Roberts did on behalf of the government reflects his own views -- and it is troubling that no evidence points in the other direction-- his confirmation could lead to the end of Lemon and the beginning an era of church-state law with a much weakened Establishment Clause.
This entry is cross-posted from the Mainstream Baptist blog.