 |
| |
 |
HLI Press Releases | |
| HLI’s Statement on Judge John Roberts’ Nomination to the Supreme Court “Jesus for his part did not entrust himself to them because he knew what was in the heart of man,” says the Gospel of John about the Lord’s attitude toward His first group of enthusiastic supporters. Jesus clearly never judged the merits of a man or a situation on hype or emotion or superficial criteria but rather employed another standard in proving the effectiveness of a man: “You judge a tree by its fruits.” This sentiment and standard expresses the same reserve that HLI takes toward President Bush’s nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court. We have not yet seen the reason for the hype. Quite frankly, the fruits of Judge Roberts’ few recorded opinions on the life issues are mixed and a lot less hopeful for turning back the damage of Roe than any respectable pro-lifer should want. His wife has a much better track record of explicit pro-life activism than Judge Roberts, but last we heard President Bush has not nominated Mrs. Roberts to the bench. Is it possible that, given the chance, Roberts will make a difference in the fight for life? Yes, and if that is the case we will bless him as a pro-lifer in word and deed. Is it possible that he will turn into another David Souter—quite!—in which case he will bear the guilt of the murder of all the babies he might have saved by his 1/9 share in the mightiest deliberative body known to man. As front lines
activists who have experienced repeated dashed, naïve hopes
for conscientious action by our “pro-life” public figures,
we of the HLI family will not “entrust” ourselves or
our hopes to Judge Roberts until we actually see some good fruits.
|
|||
 |
|||
| .................................
|
|||
 |
President's Bio | » | |
|
Spirit & Life® Archives | » | |
|
.................................
|
|||
 |
|||
| ...................................
|
|||
 |
|||
| ................................... | |||
 |
|||
|
................................. |
|||
 |
|||
|
................................. |
|||
|
|||
| ................................. | |||
|
.................................
|
|||
 |
|||
|
................................. |
|||
 |
|||
|
................................. |
|||
 |
|||
|
.................................
|
|||
 |
|||
 |
|
| |
|
 |
|
| IN THE KNOW • Get
Spirit & Life®
|
|
|
|
| RESOURCES |
|
|
|
|
Human
Life International 4 Family Life Lane – Front Royal, VA 22630
U.S.A. Phone: 800/549-LIFE Fax: 540-622-6247 E-Mail: hli@hli.org
|