0Washington – Once again pressing his campaign to stop what he calls judicial tyranny, evangelical leader James Dobson on Thursday urged people to pray as Congress considers eliminating filibusters holding up some of President Bush’s court nominees.
Speaking at a National Day of Prayer event on Capitol Hill, the founder of Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family listed all the ways he believes judges are harming the American family.
“I’m very, very concerned at this time about the judiciary, and religious liberty and the sanctity of life, and definition of marriage, and the things that will not be decided by the American people but will be decided for us by the courts and by judges,” Dobson said.
Dobson and his wife, Shirley, who is the event chairwoman, came to Washington for the week. They started the day Thursday at the White House, with Dobson touting Bush’s beliefs.
“He didn’t have time to host us today. And yet he gave priority to prayer because he thinks that’s important, and I’m thankful for a president who does,” Dobson said.
At the same event, embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay asked people to pray for his humility and that of Congress.
“Think of what we could accomplish if we checked our pride at the door, if collectively we all spent less time taking credit and more time deserving it,” DeLay said. “If we spent less time ducking responsibility and more time welcoming it. If we spent less time on our soapboxes and more time on our knees.”
“All evil, all sin, and indeed all suffering, is ultimately a product of human pride,” DeLay said in his speech. He later said, “With God, all things are possible. … He embraces lowly sinners like you and me, especially me.”
DeLay has come under severe attack for what critics call ethical lapses involving everything from paid travel to money spent in Texas’ redistricting battle, to his association with a lobbyist who is under investigation.
