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Q+A: David Iglesias

The Christian lawyer at the center of the U.S. attorneys scandal speaks out about his firing, faith, and future.

Interview by Sarah Pulliam | posted 8/13/2008 10:37AM

Appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico in 2001, Iglesias is the author of In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration, which tells the story of his December 2006 ...

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Bob A

Posted: August 22, 2008 5:17 PM


I like the Q&A format on issues like this. And I commend Christ-followers who seek, stand for and defend the truth. And we believe in the rule of law as a government. Neither of the two major political parties should attract our affiliation if it means we can't disagree with specific behavior.

Skye	Posted: August 15, 2008 10:08 AM

This should be a wake-up call to American Christians that think their responsibility is to elect a "Christian" into office. For the past 30+ years we have banked on political messiahs to lead us into Christendom, all the while doing nothing but going to church and (maybe) paying out tithe. It's time for us to realize that politics will not save America. Period. WE are called to be salt and light to this earth, the political constructs of man are not. Paul told us to pray for our leaders so that we would live peaceful lives and could easily spread the gospel, and aside from that the Bible tells us to stay out of politics. We are citizens of another Kingdom, foreigners in a strange land, and Paul tells us it is improper to deal with "civilian" affairs when we are members of a higher kingdom. We should fight for social justice, for the poor and the oppressed, but we must realize that Politics will only go so far. In the end, only God has the right to lead, and we are simply human.

Dale	Posted: August 14, 2008 10:42 AM

Iglesias doesn't mention that U.S. Attorneys serve at the behest of the President and that Clinton had fired over 40 Republican Attorneys during his term in office. Of course that wasn't "Political". And there was voter fraud in New Mexico, lots of illegials got registered to vote and Democrats won't prosecute them because they vote dumbocrat. That's the real perversion of government. And it doesn't take much courage to stand up for what the media culture and democratic party want you to do and then go write a book about it to make money. CT ought to be ashamed.

Dianne A

Posted: August 14, 2008 10:36 AM

I'm glad Iglesias is finally speaking out. I wish more of the Bush administrations roadkill had been exposed earlier. He's almost gone - so what does it matter? We could have been saved several years of his tripe if his feet had been held to the fire then. When he outed Plame. When he fired the people at Justice. When he supressed images of our war dead being returned to the US. When it could have made a difference - when we could have impeached Bush and Cheney and redeemed the Presidency, instead of just waiting for Bush's term to peter out.

Scott McCarty

Posted: August 14, 2008 5:24 AM

Dear Colleen and Anonymous, You both seemed to have missed reading the book of Acts where the Apostle Paul used his rights as a legal Romain citizen to attack a violation of his political rights. Paul went to Ceasar; too bad that David doesn't have the right to go before President Bush, then we would see just how Christian Bush is. A fresh reading of all the NT (Colleen, not just the Gospels) shows that the first Christians did not get involved in POLITICING.

Lindy Scott

Posted: August 13, 2008 8:25 PM

Some of the comments reveal tremendous biases. It is important to read David Iglesias' book In Justice. Of course, the book is Iglesias' perspective. Nevertheless, there is more than sufficient objective evidence to lead us to a deep sadness. Sin exists in all political parties, all social structures, and in all human institutions. Iglesias does us a great service by revealing how sin and corruption permeated our Justice Department. As we become more aware of these moral failings, let us confess and repent of our own sins of neglect and indifference, the overt sins of our leaders (including those who call themselves Christians), and demand that there be a thorough cleaning. Those who are identified by Iglesias as having abused their authority (Rove, Cheney, McNulty, Goodling, etc.) need to appear in the Congressional hearings. Let the truth win out. Thank you, David Iglesias, for placing your allegiance to Jesus Christ above a loyalty to any political party.

Colleen

Posted: August 13, 2008 5:46 PM


I have to wonder when someone says their obligation is to the Lord and to doing what is right and then they write a book about the "scandal"...where in the Bible did Jesus tell us to respond like that when we are wronged? I must have missed that passage.

Andrew

Posted: August 13, 2008 5:35 PM


My, my, Chris. Nothing is more wrong with our American lifestyle and our political parties than the Democrats' support for the legaly rights of Gay people and womens' right for control over their own bodies? No wonder non-Christians think we Evangelical Republicans are stupid, archaic and unable to see our blind spots. Give the Democrats credit: At least they don't see the world as flat.

Vaclav

Posted: August 13, 2008 4:17 PM

This issue is a fascinating one - as all the principles involved are stalwart Republicans and confessing Christians. I have known Paul McNulty for years and can attest to his devotion to our Lord Jesus. Similarly, Monica Goodling transfered to law school at Regent University because she wanted a Christian perspective. I would love to see someone look deeper into the story - I think there is a lot of hubris here.

Chuck

Posted: August 13, 2008 4:15 PM

Are we a people that believes life begins at conception and ends at natural birth? No! I am convinced that we can no more end abortion at this time, politically, any more than the WCTU could end drinking with the signing of the 18th ammendment. As long as more than 50% of the country supports Roe v. Wade, abortions will be available with or without Republican rabble-rousing. Meanwhile, we see our bridges crumble, our schools deteriorate, our dollar diminish, Iraq built up while Afghanistan, a country we protect, raises the poppies that fuel the heroin for the our destruction literally from within. This is pure craziness! If we pray for an end to abortion and convince others in the most desparate of circumstances to give birth to new life, we owe it to each new life we save, that he or she has the most advantages possible. You cannot pay lip service to the pre-born and forget the post-born. I will be voting Democratic. I am quite confortable with my conscience.

Mary	Posted: August 13, 2008 3:47 PM

This person obviously has a democrat slant. CT needs to be more balanced. While I do believe in "helping the poor", I do not agree that our purse strings should be opened for raiding in the name of the poor. If he thinks the Republicans spend too much (I do too!), then he should look at the Dem proposals at the same time that the Republicans overspent. It is absolutely true that the whole group in Congress overspends. I want them all to get away and let America be America! Then we can give to the poor as God instructs us. The US Attorneys serve at the behest of the President. See Bill Clinton's record.

Ted Voth Jr

Posted: August 13, 2008 3:39 PM

Keep up the good work, not blindly following self-proclaimed 'godly' candidates in sheeps' clothing, but looking for their fruit. Keep up the good work, and I'll be able to write Evangelical again, not 'evangelical'. The Name of God has been much blasphemed among the unbelievers because of such behaviors of the Bush Admin and their 'evangelical' fellow-travelers. Let's hope we become wise as serpents and harmless as doves, not the reverse.

Creed Pogue

Posted: August 13, 2008 3:13 PM

David Iglesias deserves our praise, not Chris' condemnation. He stood up for what was right against the powers that be. That isn't easy whether the powers that be are Pharoah, Darius, Caiaphas, or Bush. We do not serve Him when we allow (or worse promote) evil acts to be done in His name. U.S. Attorneys are supposed to be above politics while they are in the post. This is simply another example of the perversion of government for partisan politics. Partisan politics that seem to have done a better job of serving Mammon than serving Jesus, by the way.

Chris

Posted: August 13, 2008 2:09 PM

While I applaud his stated faith, I am quite skeptical about his obvious favoring of the Democratic party, who have been staunchly in the corner of the murder of children for decades, as well as gay marriage (and acceptance/practice) and other anti-biblical practices. The Republican party has much to criticize, as well. Being a partisan for either party only limits one's credibility. Also, I thought that the US Attorneys served at the whim of the President and were therefore able to be dismissed for any cause, even political, that seems desirable. Shame on CT for such a partisan hit-piece with not counter-balance commentary. This is not a scandal, and certainly not criminal. Poor journalism.

Anonymous

Posted: August 13, 2008 1:41 PM


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