Samuel Alito

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Subject: Nomination of Judge Alito
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 17:18:55 -0500 (EST)
From: North American Religious Liberty Association


Dear Friends of Freedom:

As all of you know, Judge Alito has been nominated to fill the place of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. We are currently examining his record in regard to religious liberty. I am writing to you to give you our initial review.

At the outset, it is worth noting that it is the policy of the North American Religious Liberty Association to oppose any religious tests for public office. This is for three reasons. First, there is no indication the religious affiliation of an American judge determines whether she/he is willing to protect religious freedom. Second, imposing a religious test for office is, in itself, a violation of religious freedom. Third, the teachings of Christ require that we don’t treat others in a way we ourselves would find objectionable.

Rather than adhering to a faulted religious test to determine who is suitable for the Supreme Court, we examine the record of the individual. The analysis we have done to date indicates that as a Judge Alito has a good record of upholding the free exercise of religion and his decisions on separation of church and state are unremarkable.

In FOP Newark Lodge No. 12 v. City of Newark, a 1999 case, Judge Alito drafted the majority opinion finding a the New Jersey Police Department was required to accommodate Muslims who wear beards. The case was carefully written to provide the Muslims in question the best protection available under the First Amendment. He followed a similar tact in a case involving a Native American who brought a religious liberty case. In both these cases, the care he took to protect religious minorities is commendable. In addition, Judge Alito's disposition towards Saturday Sabbath accommodation in the workplace is more favorable than we routinely receive in many courts in the land. Further, his decisions on separation of church and state (Establishment Clause), appear unremarkable and follow Supreme Court precedent.

Our analysis will mature as more documents become available. Should we locate any indication of hostility to the rights of religious minorities we will inform you. This is a very key moment in the history of the Supreme Court. There is a lot riding on this nomination. Please keep the process in your prayers as we contemplate the future of our nation. If you haven’t already, I want to invite you to become a member of the North American Religious Liberty Association and join us as we stand strong for the God given right to freedom of conscience. You can join at www.religiousliberty.info or by calling (301)680-6683.

Sincerely,

James Standish

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Originally posted by John H.:
I must conclude that you're never read Great Controversy, Darius, and aren't aware of the Adventist understanding of latter-day events.

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Originally posted by Redfog:
Well I guess you're the one with the PhD behind your name and I'm just an uneducated bee keeper.

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Originally posted by Redfog:
Do you not see any danger in the papacy having church members in high positions of the US government?

Redfog, BK, BP, GH

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Originally posted by Redfog:
No I do not see any danger if there were Adventist in high positions. The reason being is that I've never seen anything in prophesy to warn of that danger. With our love of religious liberty I don't think our members would do anything to restrict that freedom.

Again I ask (somewhat differently), do you believe that our church, and Mrs. White has end day events wrong in regard to the papacy in last day events?

I personally believe that in the last few years we've been seeing prophesy being fulfilled before our very eyes, though it seems as a church we're being rather blind to it.

Redfog

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Originally posted by Redfog:
Well it would seem that if a person only believes that the correct interpretation of prophesy can be ascertained after the event then the prophesy it's self is useless. If a person will only believe in the prophesy of the 2nd Advent when it has come to pass then that person can only be looking back on the event from the wrong side of New Jerusalem. Not a place I'd want to be. Prophesy is there for us to learn of future events, however if we cannot believe in the correct interpretation of prophesy then there might as well be no prophesy. If a person cannot believe in prophesy then the whole concept of Salvation becomes worthless to that person.

Redfog

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Originally posted by Redfog:
AP.WASHINGTON- "The Supreme Court's middle ground is disappearing. If Samuel Alito is confirmed, he could almost immediately begin shifting the court onto more conservative footing as it considers contentious social issues like abortion, religion and capital punishment."

This was the beginning of a AP report on Yahoo.

Redfog

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Originally posted by Charlene Van Hook:
what does this scripture mean????

Amo 3:7
"Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."

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Originally posted by Redfog:
Darius the subject of this thread is Alito, why else would I post it?

I belong to a conservative church but it is not conservative in the way other churches are. We believe in the separation of church and state where as other denominations are moving towards a union of the two institutions. It should always raise concerns when a justice wants to move the two towards each other. Of course I believe that way because I agree with the SDA's interpretation of prophesy where as you only believe in such things after the fact. After the fact is too late.

Redfog

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Originally posted by Redfog:
To me there is little difference between a promise and prophesy. The 2nd Advent is both prophesied and it's a promise. The first coming was the same. End time events are promised us so that we will know the end is near but they are also prophesied. There are certain prophesies that I believe point to the papacy and the United States playing a large role in the end therefore I think it would be well to take notice of the changing political/religious landscape in the US. For the papacy to take a large role in the persecution of God's people they will need to have power and there is not much higher power, especially in regards to laws, than the US supreme court. Now if a person does not believe in the prophesies as the SDA church understands them then the nomination of Judge Alito would not mean anything from a religious standpoint.

Redfog

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...jealousy comes in different guises.

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