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Christian conservatives praised President Trump\u2019s decision to nominate Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. The Southern Baptist Convention\u2019s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission president Russell Moore declared that Kavanaugh would be a \u201cstrong defender of the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and Bill of Rights, especially our First Freedom of religious liberty.\u201d \u201cI pray that Judge Kavanaugh will serve for decades to come with a firm and unwavering commitment to our Constitution\u2019s principles,\u201d said Moore. \u201cI join with Baptists and other evangelicals in calling upon the Senate to confirm Judge Kavanaugh without delay.\u201d Others applauding Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination include Wheaton College Billy Graham Center executive director Ed Stetzer, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president Sam Rodriguez, the American Center for Law and Justice chief counsel Jay Sekulow, and many of Trump\u2019s evangelical advisors. (Read CT\u2019s report.) But aside from Rodriguez\u2019s support, few evangelicals of color have lauded Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination, a reality which doesn\u2019t surprise Thomas Berg, a professor of law and public policy at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). \u201cA lot of black and Hispanic brothers and sisters will not appreciate the things that the conservative court is likely to do,\u201d Berg said. \u201cThese justices are more likely to restrict affirmative action. They\u2019re more likely to reject claims of voting rights. \u2026 White evangelicals haven\u2019t seen those as part of their agenda.\u201d As Berg sees it, a lack of Christian consensus over the Supreme Court reveals that the \u201cdivide between white and black Christians keeps getting deeper.\u201d \u201cPeople share such strong gospel beliefs and conservative social values, but they\u2019re so divided on other issues,\u201d he said. \u201cMany people who come into this country as immigrants will be born again Christians, but that doesn\u2019t translate into agreement on other issues besides abortion. It\u2019s sad to see the church divided on so many other things including issues of justice.\u201d Berg joined associate digital media producer Morgan Lee and associate theology editor Caleb Lindgren to talk about how Kavanaugh\u2019s appointment could affect religious liberty and abortion and why the Supreme Court\u2019s future could affect Christian unity.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices