WHEN PRAYING IS NOT ENOUGH

Some things we did not know until we had scoured the web pages:

1, ROME — The magazine of the Jesuit religious order in the United States has publicly withdrawn its endorsement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court justice following testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee by the Jesuit-educated Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago.

In an editorial posted late Thursday, America magazine said it had no special insight into whether Kavanaugh or Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth. But it said that the nomination was no longer in the interests of the country and "should be withdrawn."

"If Senate Republicans proceed with his nomination, they will be prioritizing policy aims over a woman's report of an assault," the editors wrote. "Were he to be confirmed without this allegation being firmly disproved, it would hang over his future decisions on the Supreme Court for decades and further divide the country." (Magazine of Jesuits Urges Withdrawal of Kavanaugh Nomination By The Associated Press. Sept. 28, 2018);

2. The calls from the dean of Yale Law School, the president of the American Bar Association, and the magazine of the Jesuit religious order come as the Senate wrestles with how to proceed with the Kavanaugh nomination in the face of allegations of sexual assault.

The most recent of these calls came from Yale, Kavanaugh's alma mater for both undergraduate studies and law school. Heather Gerken, dean of the Yale Law School, called Friday for a delay pending additional investigations into allegations against Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in both high school and college. Proceeding with the confirmation without those investigations would be against "the best interest of the court or our profession," Gerken wrote.

Gerken's statement follows the ABA's call for a delay.

In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee released Thursday, ABA President Robert Carlson said the vote on Kavanaugh should proceed "only after an appropriate background check into the allegations ... is completed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation."

Carlson argued that a lifetime appointment to the high court "is simply too important to rush to a vote. (Jesuits, Legal Institutions Back Away From Kavanaugh Vote By The Associated Press Sept. 28, 2018); 

3."RETIRED JUSTICE: KAVANAUGH DISQUALIFIED HIMSELF Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said he does not support the confirmation of Kavanaugh. The judge “had the qualifications” to be a Supreme Court justice but his behavior at a hearing last week ― where he defended himself against allegations of sexual assault by blaming Democrats seeking “revenge on behalf of the Clintons” ― was inappropriate and disqualifying, Stevens said.  (Friday, October 5 , Huffpost);

4. Amy Schumer, comedian, was one of the hundreds of protesters detained in Washington, D.C., Thursday,   as they rallied to urge senators to vote no on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. (Huffpost, Friday, October 5); and

5. I think that the way the conversation [around Kavanaugh] has unfolded makes it clear that there's still a lot of education necessary in the country around the realities of surviving sexual violence, and the realities of what it does to a person physically, mentally and emotionally.
TARANA BURKE, FOUNDER OF THE ME TOO MOVEMENT
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/metoo-founder-kavanaugh-debate-shows-education-needed-181004143715327.html

When reading the news media it is good to really go through the list of issues that are presented. Sometimes,  we think that the events are just whirling up there in the political elite rungs of society. Why, so many activities are going on around questioning why Kavanaugh is being given such a special attention. 

Let us pray for a peaceful transition, Folks. Let's pray for the senators  to have a futuristic view of life that is enlightening not only for themselves but for the succeeding generations, especially of women and girls, as well. 

But sometimes praying may not be enough. We need to go out and link up with others.