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tony286 · 04-24-2005, 08:29 PM

The Louisville event ? "Justice Sunday: Stop the Filibuster Against People of Faith" ? was held in a church and was sponsored by the Family Research Council.

Critics, including a number of ministers and Democratic politicians, said holding the event in a church was inappropriate.

At one of several rallies in the city on Sunday afternoon, about 100 protesters sat on the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse as public officials voiced their dissent.

During another protest, several hundred people gathered at a Presbyterian church where progressive religious leaders condemned Frist and others for using the pulpit to spread a political message.

But Tony Perkins, president of the group organizing the event, told Fox that "what this boils down to is that the philosophy of that minority of liberal senators in the United States Senate has been repudiated in almost election after election, almost every recent election."

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, second-ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said, "I think what this group has done has become unfortunately entirely too political." Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record), R-S.C., said the council should not question Democrats' faith or call them religious bigots.

"I don't think that helps the country and I don't think it's fair," Graham said.

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tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	to the people that think the republicans arent pandering to the religious right. The Louisville event ? "Justice Sunday: Stop the Filibuster Against People of Faith" ? was held in a church and was sponsored by the Family Research Council. Critics, including a number of ministers and Democratic politicians, said holding the event in a church was inappropriate. At one of several rallies in the city on Sunday afternoon, about 100 protesters sat on the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse as public officials voiced their dissent. During another protest, several hundred people gathered at a Presbyterian church where progressive religious leaders condemned Frist and others for using the pulpit to spread a political message. But Tony Perkins, president of the group organizing the event, told Fox that "what this boils down to is that the philosophy of that minority of liberal senators in the United States Senate has been repudiated in almost election after election, almost every recent election." Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, second-ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said, "I think what this group has done has become unfortunately entirely too political." Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record), R-S.C., said the council should not question Democrats' faith or call them religious bigots. "I don't think that helps the country and I don't think it's fair," Graham said.