Stones Cry Out reports:

A telecast on what is being called Justice Sunday will contend that opposition to judicial nominees by Senate Democrats is essentially opposition to faith and faith-based moral values...

...Senate Democrats aren’t opposed to all Christians. Just conservative Christians. On the other hand they’re not opposed to just Christian conservatives, but to conservatism in all of its forms. [Well put. -Ed.]

While Frist’s decision to use the faith card is by no means the threat to the republic that Chuck Schumer and others claim, it is nonetheless a risky calculation. It may help focus the attention of Christian conservatives on the filibuster issue, but if the concentrated power of the Christian lobby is defeated here, it may embolden those who seek to discredit the newly realized power of the movement.

But it is worth the risk because of the damage being caused by activist and liberal judges.

We largely agree with that assessment. While it's true that the left today is motivated to a great degree by animosity toward people of faith, especially Christians, that animosity is just one piece of the Democrats' obstruction of judicial nominees. Would they oppose a strict constructionist nominee who was not religious? Certainly. Do they oppose nominees who are guided by Judeo-Christian principles in their world view with a particular vigor? Yes, certainly.

The obstruction is not simply a result of the wishes of Democrats in the Senate for activist judges, it is part of an orchestrated campaign by outside interest groups, such as the ACLU and People for the American Way. These groups clearly have a particularly secularist agenda.

Jim ends by saying it's worth the risk. We're not sure about that, only time will tell. We do believe the judge issue is vitally important and worth some real risk-taking.