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Executive Director Andrea Lafferty and Founder Rev. Louis P. Sheldon
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Urges Christians To Live Courageously
January 27, 2005 – In a speech before a Knights of Columbus meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana recently, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told the audience that they should not be ashamed of being considered “fools for Christ” by the secular elites.
He observed: “God assumed from the beginning that the wise of the world would view Christians as fools … and he has not been disappointed.”
Scalia continued, “If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world.”
Justice Scalia described himself as an “originalist,” one who interprets the Constitution according to the writings of the Founding Fathers, not interpreting it based on changing times. The Claremont Institute has published an analysis of Justice Scalia’s judicial philosophy: “The Textualist Jurisprudence of Justice Scalia. He may be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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