confirmation hearings
Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as antisemitism monitor in late-night Senate vote
By Yonat Shimron — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — U.S. Jews who had advocated for Lipstadt and pressed for her confirmation over many months breathed a sigh of relief.
At Jackson hearings, ‘What is your faith?’ becomes a gotcha question
By Jacob Lupfer — March 23, 2022
(RNS) — In SCOTUS confirmation fights, belief furnishes a ground for score-settling and partisan whining.
Who among us? What the Kavanaugh hearings can teach us about forgiveness
By Katelyn Beaty — September 28, 2018
(RNS) — Time might make memories fuzzy, but it doesn’t erase physical, emotional and spiritual wounds.
On Capitol Hill, faith groups’ protesters duel over Kavanaugh confirmation
By Jack Jenkins — September 28, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the national drama played inside, demonstrators from across the religious spectrum camped outside the Capitol building Thursday (Sept. 27) to protest for and against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
How would Brett Kavanaugh rule in Supreme Court religion cases?
By Mark Silk — September 4, 2018
(RNS) — In the direction of accommodation, but it's hard to say how far.
5 faith facts about Mike Pompeo: A divisive devotion
By Jack Jenkins — April 19, 2018
(RNS) — His conservative Christian faith undergirds his beliefs, which many say are anti-gay and anti-Muslim.
Pompeo’s Kansas church asks God to ‘give him strength’ in Senate confirmation process
By Bobby Ross Jr. — April 17, 2018
WICHITA, Kan. (RNS) — 'Mike has enemies because of his faith who may try to paint him in a poor light and make it difficult for him to reach the Secretary of State position,' the pastor of nominee Mike Pompeo wrote to his congregation.
Jeff Sessions got it right on immigrants and the Bible
By James K. Hoffmeier — January 10, 2017
(RNS) It is ironic that the political and religious left who normally eschew treating Scripture as a source of authority when it comes to matters of public policy have suddenly dusted off their Bibles for the immigration debate.
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