There will be blessed asses in Washington tomorrow
Ministers Say They Blessed Seats Ahead of Alito Hearing
By JUNE KRONHOLZ
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
January 5, 2006 7:20 p.m.
WASHINGTON -- Insisting that God "certainly needs to be involved" in the Supreme Court confirmation process, three
Christian ministers today blessed the doors of the hearing room where Senate Judiciary Committee members will begin
considering the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito on Monday.
Capitol Hill police barred them from entering the room to continue what they called a consecration service. But in a bit
of one-upsmanship, the three announced that they had let themselves in a day earlier, touching holy oil to the seats
where Judge Alito, the senators, witnesses, Senate staffers and the press will sit, and praying for each of the 13
committee members by name.
"We did adequately apply oil to all the seats," said the Rev. Rob Schenck, who identified himself as an evangelical
Christian and as president of the National Clergy Council in Washington…
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