DeLay To Appear On "Justice Sunday II"

The New York Times yesterday reported that House of Representatives Republican Majority Leader Tom Delay has agreed to appear in an August 14 telecast sponsored by prominent Christian conservatives. Titled "Justice Sunday II", the program will call attention to what its organizers say is the Supreme Court's hostility to Christianity and traditional families. It will be broadcast to churches and Christian television stations and distributed as a video. This is part of a broader campaign to mobilize church members to support the nomination of Judge John Roberts for the U.S. Supreme Court and to focus on battles over the courts. In a televised prayer on Tuesday for Judge Roberts's confirmation, televangelist Pat Robertson asked his viewers to pray: "Take control, Lord! We ask for additional vacancies on the court." Democrats suggest that DeLay's appearance will hurt the Roberts nomination in the Senate.