Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Form, and this is the Daily Article for Thursday, September 27, 2018.

Judge Brack Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blazy Ford are set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today.

Last night, Judiciary Committee Republicans revealed that they've interviewed a man, quote,

who believes he, not Dr. Kavanaugh, had the encounter

with Dr. Ford in 1982, in quote. However, Dr. Ford plans to testify today that she knew Kavanaugh in high school

and will clearly identify him as her attacker. One reason Judge Kavanaugh's nomination is so critical

is that it could change the ideological balance of the court.

For many years, there have essentially been four liberal justices, four conservatives, and a swing vote, Anthony Kennedy.

If Judge Kavanaugh replaces Justice Kennedy, the resulting five to four conservative majority could control the court for 15 years or more. The status of abortion

rights, religious liberty, and a host of other issues could be affected. I'm old enough to remember

in America that looked much more like I wish we looked today. I was born in 1958. In that year,

according to Gallup, 92% of Americans identified as Christians. Only 2%

said they had no religion. Last year, 59% of Americans identified as Christians, and 20%

said they had no religion. Fifty-nine percent of baby boomers like me say religion is very

important in our lives. Only 38% of younger

millennials agree. I grew up with no church commitment at all. That made me a distinct

minority in my community, where nearly everyone went to church on Sunday. Many of us remember

a day like that. However, 1958 was a bad year for civil rights. On June 29th, the Bethel Baptist Church

at Birmingham, Alabama was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members, killing four girls. Virginia's governor

threatened to shut down any school if forced to integrate, and 13 African Americans were arrested

for sitting in front of a bus in Birmingham. In 1958, women made 63 cents for

every dollar earned by men. Today, they earn 80.5 cents for every dollar of man earns. The poverty

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