Former evangelical activist says he 'pushed the boundaries' in Supreme Court dealings

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In an appearance before members of Congress, Rev. Rob Schenk said that right-wing Christian activists hoped to gain access to conservative Supreme Court justices. As a means of 'encouraging' the justices to adhere to their policies.

Rev. Rob Schenck speaks during press conference in front of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2019. Schenck testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee Dec. 8, 2022 saying that he knew of a leak out of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014.Rev. Rob Schenck speaks during press conference in front of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2019. Schenck testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee Dec.

"Throughout this ordeal, I've had to look deeply at what my cohorts and I did at the Supreme Court," Rev. Rob Schenck testified during a House Judiciary Committee hearing."I believe we pushed the boundaries of Christian ethics and compromised the high court's promise to administer equal justice."Schenck, who until 2018 led a group known then as Faith and Action, now describes himself as a"dissenting evangelical.

They worked to bolster the justices' conservative views on issues including abortion and same-sex marriage, he said, sometimes achieving a rare level of access and intimacy with the judges. "In one instance, Justice [Clarence] Thomas commended me, saying something like, 'Keep up what you're doing; it's making a difference,'"Schenck told the committee.Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

 

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FFRF Mega church money. You didn’t think they actually believe in anything, did you?

FFRF Investigate the churches of the activists for supporting terrorism and breaking tax law.

How would that be different from foreign actors gaining access to Joe Biden via his son Hunter?

How is that news?

Honesty is the best policy.

'Hoped to.' — As if the Supreme Court isn't currently just a dancing monkey for Christian fundamentalists.

They didn’t “hope to gain”…they compromised the court with an influence campaign!

Rev. Rob Schenk is a liar and in it for the publicity.

Has NPR ever come forward about the BLM and Antifa Riots? From my perspective, I see a lot of anti-conservative reporting. We the People pay taxes through the nose. You get subsidized with that money. Give both sides of the story for a change. Fairness is a virtue.

Left wing Democrat money laundering NPR

Makes me wanna hollar...throw up both my hands 🎶

As long as satanists get a say, too.

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