At times, yes.

 

Especially considering the Supreme Court Building itself displays prominent artwork that features Moses/Ten Commandments, among other historical lawgivers.

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Side note of info: America's first ever Chief Justice of the Supreme Court also served as both the Vice President and President of the American Bible Society.

 

He (John Jay) also said that the moral foundation found in Christianity was necessary to maintain "both order and freedom, both cohesiveness and liberty." He then added, "Should our Republic ever forget this fundamental precept of governance, we will then, be surely doomed."

At times' date=' yes. Especially considering the Supreme Court Building itself displays prominent artwork that features Moses/Ten Commandments, among other historical lawgivers.[/quote']

 

Give us some types of cases where the Bible should be used.

Give us some types of cases where the Bible should be used.

 

I hope I am recalling the right one, but I think it was Plessy v. Ferguson. The one where the court found segregation to be legal.

Use of scripture as basis for making legal judgement would be perfect if those that rendered the judgments on others used it to hold themselves accountable. When we have unions in our congregations that are started in adultery or dump our wives because we want a younger model, and we bless and accept those unions, we lose our moral authority to condemn gay marriage.

Explain to our readers what Vidal v. Girard's Executors, 1844 says.

 

Rich guy left money and property to a city.

His family fought it claiming the will was invalid.

I assume the piece that you are referring to is in regards to his desire to have a school created that did not allow clergymen of any denomination to from holding any position at the school.

 

Court said was valid because he did not discriminate against any denomination and did not prevent Christianity from being taught by laymen.

 

So...I will now await to hear what YOU think.

I hope I am recalling the right one, but I think it was Plessy v. Ferguson. The one where the court found segregation to be legal.

 

Separate but equal.

 

How was the Bible used?

To answer the question - No

Separate but equal.

 

How was the Bible used?

 

I don't know if the Bible was used. I thought the question was cases where it should be used.

I don't know if the Bible was used. I thought the question was cases where it should be used.

 

Gotcha. I misunderstood what you were saying.

I think that the biggest "fight" we would ever see would be all of the evangelicals arguing over whose interpretation of the Bible we'd use.

 

It would have to be the Catholic Bible and a group of Catholics to oversee what applies.

The bible may influence those who make the decision in shaping how they think, there's nothing that can be done about that. That's as far as it should go. Decisions need to be made only on the judge's interpretation of the constitution. We know that's a pipe dream but we're talking theoretical here anyway.

It would have to be the Catholic Bible and a group of Catholics to oversee what applies.

 

It's funny you say that. The case that Cardinal referenced came at a time in Philadelphia when there were riots over which Bible to use in schools - Protestant or Catholic. Actually had riots over the issue.

Yes, after all they are sworn in using one, why wouldnt they use it.

Obviously, the Bible and church teaching are being used as a basis for decision-making by the conservative Catholics on the court. Scalia has a son who's a priest. Thomas studied for the priesthood for a while at Conception Junction, Mo.

 

The larger problem is that with five Catholic conservatives on the high court ... who all went to Harvard or Yale ... there's a serious, and I believe deliberate, lack of diversity on the high court.