Sotomayor Versus Leviticus 18:22

From The Family Research Council I reproduce their recent comments.

"Sotomayor Versus a Verse?

Another case has come to light that should prompt U.S. Senators to question Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when her hearings begin later this summer. The case, Okwedy v. Molinari, involves a billboard a Staten Island church put up that included Leviticus 18:22, a bible verse that strongly condemns homosexual conduct. When the billboard went up, public controversy erupted and Guy Molinari, the Staten Island Borough president, responded by issuing a letter to the billboard company. The letter called the sign's message "unnecessarily confrontational and offensive," said that the message conveyed "an atmosphere of intolerance that is not welcome in our borough," and advised the billboard company to contact the chair of the borough's "Anti-Bias Task Force." Later that day the billboard company took down the sign.

Keyword Ministries filed suit on various grounds against the billboard company and Molinari, claiming that the company violated its contract with the church and that Molinari violated the church's rights under the First Amendment. The federal district court judge, Nina Gershon, a Clinton appointee, dismissed the church's suit and the 2nd Circuit of Appeals, on which Sotomayor sat, upheld the dismissal with one exception regarding the possibility of indirect censorship by Molinari.

The case raises troubling issues. After all, the church was posting a purely religious message with no statements regarding public policy. The opinion suggests that Sotomayor may view the First Amendment through the lenses of political correctness. Would a billboard proclaiming "gay pride month," which is offensive to many Christians, have been similarly treated? Sotomayor should be asked. "

Note - Leviticus 18:22 - "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable."