Minister Blesses Senate Hearing Rooms Before Roberts Hearings

Today's Washington Post reported that Evangelical minister Rob Schenck has secretly blessed every piece of furniture in the three Senate hearing rooms where the Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on the nomination of Judge John Roberts. The blessing took place before President Bush announced today that he would now nominate Roberts to replace the late William Rehnquist as Chief Justice. Rev. Schenck, who heads the National Clergy Council, described his actions in the hearing rooms as "an act of prayer, in preparation for this whole process."