Conservatives have always held heretofore that religion should NOT be a basis for qualification.
In Miers, they're now turning that on its head to gather support from conservatives.
Just because someone calls themself a Christian, or a lawyer, does not make them a qualified judge. There are all kinds of Christians, and lawyers.....and many are democrats and/or liberals.
I disagree 100 percent, it is the LEFT that tries to remove religion from the public square. It is Bush who again gave voice to faith-based organizations working with government and religion freely expressed. The President is perfectly within his right making a religious background a qualification for his nominee.
You know the Founders were religious men, and the Constitution DOES recognize that our rights come from God. What's wrong with a nominee that recognizes those facets of public life, and will support them?
What's wrong with picking a person whose strong moral code might be as much of a benefit to the Court as another persons 25 years in Constitutional Law?