"Be fools for Christ"

I found an interesting article by WBRZ 2theAdvocate, posted over at SpiritDaily.com, on a speech given to the Knights of Columbus Baton Rouge Council 969 for their 100th anniversary by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In his speech, Justice Scalia spoke openly about faithful Christians maintaining strength in the face of adversity and ridicule and gave high praise to those who hold true to traditional Catholicism and the teachings of the Pope. He also made associated reference to the patron saint of lawyers St. Thomas More - a Catholic martyr who was executed for opposing King Henry VIII when he wanted to divorce Katherine of Aragon and refusing to recognize Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church of England.

Liberals must be having a hissy-fit over this one. I?ll bet the ACLU is just squirming in their seats looking for a church/state separation issue here. Too bad they don?t have legal issue with any of this, not to mention the fact that church/state separation is not mentioned ANYWHERE in the U.S. Constitution to begin with. What?s more important is that Justice Scalia knows this fact, is not afraid to stand up for his faith and is a man who truly understands the meaning of our Constitution in the same way the authors of that time honored document meant for it to be written. As the article correctly notes?

He has described himself as an "originalist," following the Constitution as written by the Founding Fathers, rather than interpreting it to reflect the changing times.

That?s exactly the kind of constructionist attitude we need in our Supreme Court. President Ronald Reagan was on the mark when he appointed Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court and I pray that more like him will be appointed and confirmed within the next four years.