According to reports by Rolling Stone and Politico, members of evangelical organizations have discussed conservative issues with Supreme Court justices in elaborate dinners.
The vice president of Liberty Counsel, a non-profit ministry that operates a pro bono litigation program, bragged in a video that her organization prays with the high court.
The only people who do that are us, according to Rolling Stone.
Liberty Counsel's brief was cited by the conservative majority of the Supreme Court in its ruling to overturn abortion rights.
The article is not true. The writers knew the story was false, but they chose to publish it. Liberty Counsel said in a statement that there has been no prayer with the Justices since they took over the prayer ministry last year. Faith and Liberty don't pray for the justices with them.
In the video, she says she prays with the justices on Capitol Hill.
The representatives for the Supreme Court did not reply immediately.
According to Rob Schenck, an evangelical minister and leader of a group called Faith and Action, he arranged for nearly two dozen couples to fly to Washington to share expensive dinners and nights of entertainment with Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Ali and others.
According to Schenck, the dinner program was called "Operation Higher Court" and he would coach the couples on discussing conservative issues with the justices.
Schenck said they would rehearse lines like "We believe you are here for a time like this"
Schenck's ties to the Supreme Court and his attempts to discuss religious and conservative issues with the justices are documented. The Wrights formed long-term relationships with some of the justices after he coached them to discuss their conservative views with them.
He wrote about a meeting and prayer with the late Justice Scalia just hours after the Supreme Court handed down its decision regarding the 2000 presidential election.
The most isolated branch of the US government is the Supreme Court. They don't interface with the public, so we had to pray our way in each step of the way.
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