I’d hope not; I think that any religious test is unfortunate, and there’s no reason I can think of why a guy couldn’t be a good judge while also being a believing Christian of many sorts. (Then again, if he takes “judge not, lest ye be judged” too literally, maybe . . )

I think a lot of folks have difficulty taking off some hats when they really should. A guy calling himself Jack Cagle, say, sending out Christmas cards as a guy who happens to be a believing Christian is different than one — even if not sent with campaign funds — from Judge R. Jack Cagle, even without the perhaps reflexive reminder of which particular position he holds. In the former case, I kind of admire the guy for reminding people that he thinks that there’s a religious purpose to the holiday.

So much for my keen eye for the obvious, I guess.

“Still seek him”? As in, still waiting for the messiah?

Definitely a mixed message in there. How do his opinions read?

You have to look at the intent of the person sending the card in order to make a judgment of whether the card is offensive. I know Jack Cagle, and if you think this pro-Israel, religiously tolerant man has ever made a decision based on some lawyer’s religion, I’d like to know about it. Until then, I suggest people look within themselves to decide who is really being intolerant here.

Mark Goldberg

And the fools have already found him?

The non-Christians might not be the only ones feeling more than a tad insulted.

While I am surprised a judge would send out a Christmas Card with campaign funds, I don’t see an expression of Christian faith on a Christian holiday as anything requiring recusal or discipline. It shouldn’t call his impartiality into question. Are judges required to be polytheist or atheists? Is a Muslim or Jew or a Satanist any less likely to view the world through the filter of his religion?

I think it was a poor decision politically, but to imply anything more than that probably says more about your bias than his.

As tough as times are right now, to use campaign funds to send out Christmas cards printed on dead trees just seems like such a waste and misuse of funds. I wonder who paid for the postage? And for a judge who is supposed to be impartial and recognize and uphold the separation between Church and State should not be making such blatant religious representations.

I could be wrong.

Really? “The wise still seek him”?