NO KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEED APPLY, IN THE NEWS AND TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--THE DAILY CALLER--Democrats Press Judicial Nominee About Knights Of Columbus Membership--Two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pressing a nominee for the Nebraska federal trial court about his membership in the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal service organization of the Catholic Church. Democratic Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Kamala Harris of California submitted written questions in December to Brian Buescher, an Omaha lawyer nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, proposing that he resign his affiliation with the knights, which they call an “all male society” that “has taken a number of extreme positions” on social questions.

The Catholic News Agency was first to report on Hirono and Harris’ questions respecting the Knights of Columbus. The leadership of the knights expressed disappointment that membership in their organization would be viewed as a disqualifier for public office.  “Our country’s sad history of anti-Catholic bigotry contributed to the founding of the Knights of Columbus, and we are proud of the many Catholics who overcame this hurdle to contribute so greatly to our country,” said Kathleen Blomquist, a spokeswoman for the knights. Read much more here.