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Supreme Court could have its first no-Protestant lineup
By Michelle Boorstein
It's being widely reported today that President Obama has picked Solicitor General and former Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan to be the next Supreme Court justice. If she is confirmed, it will mark an amazing historic shift in the religious makeup of the nation's highest court, which would have not one Protestant member. Kagan would be one of three Jewish justices and the other six are Catholic.
In what ways does the religious composition of the court matter?
Michelle Boorstein
| May 10, 2010; 7:31 AM ET | Category: God in Government Save & Share:
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Posted by: CactusLand | May 10, 2010 10:11 AM
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Personally, I could not care less about the justices' religious beliefs or lack thereof.
What worries me are judicial legislators like the Gang of Four conservatives.
I will say that we need more women on the Court and that if Kagan is not appointed, another woman should be.
Posted by: FarnazMansouri | May 10, 2010 8:38 PM
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This is a very interesting topic, because it is not about religon, but which religon. The mantra now is religon doesn't matter to the court, but if the Supreme Court were now 33% Muslim, would it matter? There are more Muslims in American than Jews. What about 33% Mormon? What about 33% fundemantalist protestant? I think in those cases, it would be the topic of national debates, not it will be written off as 'not important'. This article gives an intersting perspective on where this whole topic is going. http://www.thecactusland.com/