When the newest Justice of the Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch took his oath today, he promised to be a “faithful servant to the Constitution.” That wasn’t his only biblical reference:

I will never forget to whom much is given to much will be expected, and I promise you that I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great nation.

That’s a reference to Luke 12:48, for those who assumed it was from Benjamin Franklin or just a historical quote.

Many have faith that Justice Gorsuch — who also spoke directly to military religious freedom during his confirmation, in a little-noted exchange — will be an advocate for religious liberty in the face of what one of his fellow justices has called hostility toward traditional moral beliefs.

Dr. James Dobson praised the seating of Justice Gorsuch — and intimated that President Trump may soon have another vacancy to fill: 

We anticipate the next Supreme Court nominee from President Trump, where conservatives in the Senate can form a super majority on the Court. Perhaps that opportunity will come as soon as this summer and perhaps the time has finally come to appoint an Evangelical to the highest court in the land.”

Justice Gorsuch has been alternately called both Protestant and Catholic — if the former, he would be the sole Protestant on the Court.

President Trump may yet disappoint in future appointments to the Supreme Court. But there is reason to hope.

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