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Iowa Christian Group Wants Information On Judges' Worldview

By Howard M. Friedman

The Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette reports today that the Iowa Christian Coalition is urging the public to vote "No" on retention of all judges who are up for a retention vote in November under Iowa's merit-based selection system. An article by ICC lobbyist Norm Pawlewski objects that none of the voters guides on judges reveal a judge's political views or worldview-- especially on issues such as abortion or gay rights. He concludes: "Considering that the Iowa Bar and the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association are the source of most of the judges now on the bench, and that both of those organizations are considered by most Christians to be less than supportive of a biblical worldview and would hardly put forward for appointment an openly Christian conservative lawyer, guess what worldview dominates Iowa?s Judiciary?"

Full post as published by Religion Clause on October 20, 2008 (boomark / email).