Brannon Howse: May 21

Focus on the Family has no problem with a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court being a homosexual? To confirm the accuracy and validity of comments made by Bruce Hausknecht, a spokesperson for Focus on the Family, Brannon Howse called and spoke with Bruce Hausknecht and Bruce confirmed that his quotes in an article on the Plum Line website were accurate. Brannon asked him three times if they were accurate quotes and each time Bruce affirmed that they were. In the article Mr. Hausknecht is quoted as saying, “We agree with Senator Sessions…The issue is not their sexual orientation. It’s whether they are a good judge or not.” Hausknecht said their sexual orientation “should never come up…It’s not even pertinent to the equation.” Hausknecht continued, “Our concern at the Supreme Court is judicial philosophy…Sexual orientation only becomes an issue if it effects their judging.” While we commend FOTF for many of the wonderful things they have done, these statements by a spokesman are very troubling. Brannon waited for a few days to cover this story in hopes that the statement would be retracted but it was not retracted but confirmed. What did our Founding Fathers and the leading legal scholar for the Founders have to say about the issue of homosexuality? Would our founders want a heterosexual on the high court that was a serial adulterer? Why did George Washington refuse to allow homosexuals to serve in the U.S. military and what did he do when a homosexual was discovered among the ranks? President Bill Clinton’s defenders said during his controversy that personal and private behavior has nothing to do with public service. During the Clinton controversy, FOTF aired a sermon by Dr. Adrian Rogers on the qualifications of a leader. How then can FOTF now say, through a spokesman, that sexual orientation is “not even pertinent to the equation”? How can a judge who lacks morals, integrity and self-control have any hope of being a “good judge”? Judges do not separate their personal worldview and values from their judicial decisions and we have a long track record of unconstitutional decisions based on their worldview, personal opinion and bias to prove this. John Adams who was Vice-president and then President said, “Have you ever found in history, one single example of a Nation thoroughly corrupted that was afterwards restored to virtue?...And without virtue, there can be no political liberty.” Many believe the comments by the FOTF spokesman and Senator Jeff Sessions, reveals why Republicans and pro-family groups are losing credibility, donors and influence among Bible-minded Christians. In1856, the first platform of the Republican Party included, “Calling upon Congress to prohibit in the Territories those twin relics of barbarism—Polygamy and Slavery.” If the founders of the party were that opposed to polygamy, which includes a natural act, what would they say about homosexuality which, according to the Bible, is an unnatural act? The Republican Party has left its foundation and purpose and has become a force of harm to America. Political and pro-family leaders have compromised for the sake of pragmatism. There is no hope of reclaiming America if we cannot reclaim the church. We cannot reclaim the country if Christian leaders and organizations do not think Biblically and Constitutionally. Francis Schaeffer predicted that political correctness would eventually be accepted by “Christians” and it would be the beginning of the end for America. Brannon discusses this issue and takes calls from across the country.