Possibly the Texas Republican Party has some legitimate arguments to offer against electing personal injury lawyer E. Ben Franks, a Democrat, to a state appeals judgeship in Texarkana. But if so, this sure isn’t one of them. (Mary Alice Robbins, “GOP Raises Religion in Court Race, Calling Democrat an Atheist”, Texas Lawyer, Oct. 9; Eugene Volokh, Oct. 10).
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Nastygram from yours truly, a Republican atheist, headed their way.
Oh, I’m sure Mr. Franks has a religion.
Wise man say: A man with no god thinks he IS one.
Marty–is that any worse than a man with a god believing that what he wants is what god wants? It amounts to the same thing in the end.
Um, what exactly, is the problem, here?
People have many preferences when it comes to whom they elect, and religion is, for many people, a factor. Simply calling it bad form to inform people doesn’t make it so.
And I would say the same thing on the flip side, a complaint from a religious person running in a primarily atheist community.
It’s relevant information; the voters deem it relevant.
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