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Justice Sunday II supports John Roberts's nomination to High Court (6min)

This Sunday, leaders of the Christian Right will gather at a Nashville church to stage a live televised rally in support of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. The event is known as "Justice Sunday II: God Save the United States and this Honorable Court!" and features such luminaries as James Dobson, Tom DeLay, and Zell Miller. Religion scholar Jeff Sharlet tells host and managing editor Brooke Gladstone that you have to peel away a lot of rhetoric to understand the organizers' real intent.
Read entire article at NPR "On the Media"