Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Once Said Jews, Muslims and Atheists Should Not Be Federal
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Once Said Jews, Muslims and Atheists Should Not Be Federal Judges
(apologies if already posted, I did search..)
Mew acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said in 2014 that judges without a New Testament “biblical view of justice,” should not serve on the federal bench and suggested that he would block the appointment of non-Christian judges if given the chance.
While Whitaker singled out atheists in particular as being unfit to serve, his comments also extended to Jewish and Muslim Americans.
In 2014, Whitaker was running for the Republican Senate nomination in Iowa and participated in a forum hosted by the religious-right group The Family Leader. The forum’s leader, Bob Vander Plaats, outlined the themes of the event in his opening remarks. “We believe God has three institutions: It would be the church, the family, and government,” he said. The Republican nominees were then asked a series of questions about their religious values, including their views on federal judgeships.
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Whittaker's two competitors, Sam Clovis and Joni Ernst, said that they would use faith-based criteria and make sure they acknowledged “natural law.” Natural law is the belief that legal rights and systems of morals were given to humans by God and were not derived from the rules of society. The concept is often used in religious communities to deem certain acts immoral and “unnatural” like the use of contraception or same-sex relationships.
But Whitaker said that using belief in natural law as a criterion for appointing U.S. federal judgeships did not go far enough.
More..
https://www.newsweek.com/matthew-whitaker-jews-muslim-judges-attorney-general-1210003
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What is the matter with Iowa? Steve King, Whitaker, Gov. Reynolds? And why do we let this state select our presidents? (Sometimes)