Peggy Nienaber, the executive director of Orlando-based Liberty Counsel and vice president of Faith & Liberty, recently revealed how they prayed with Supreme Court justices. 

Praying With Supreme Court Justices 

In a report with Rolling Stone, the religious leader revealed that she prayed with the sitting justices in the Supreme Court. She said that they were the only ones that could do that. 

Nienaber spoke to a live streamer who goes by Connie IRL. She was asked if she prays with the Supreme Court justices. 

The exec answered that she does. While she did not name the justices, she emphasized that some of them do not pray. 

She also clarified that her group did not minister to the justices in their homes or office when she was asked that question. 

She emphasized that her comments were off the record. The interview was broadcasted on YouTube. 

According to the report with Rolling Stone, Nienaber's alleged prayer meetings with the Supreme Court raised some questions about the public display of a religious flag.

The Supreme Court did not comment on the situation. 

No In-person Ministering 

Mat Staver denied Nienaber's claims that an in-person ministering to justices exists. Staver is the founder of Liberty Counsel. 

He told the magazine that it was "entirely untrue." Staver added that there was no way that such ministering within the Supreme Court happened. 

Staver clarified that Nienaber has prayer meetings for the Supreme Court Justices and not with them. He pointed out that he does not have an explanation for the director's comments on the matter. 

Staver surrendered the ministry's operations to Liberty Counsel in 2018. He told Rolling Stone that he did host prayer sessions with conservative justices in the past. 

The founder shared that they held prayer sessions in their chambers in the late 90s. Staver left the ministry in the middle of 2010. 

Spiritual Conditioning 

As per Politico, Rob Schenck launched the ministry under the name Faith and Action. He told how the organization would establish partnerships with Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia. 

Schenck shared that he would pray with the justices inside the high court. 

According to the report, Nienaber was Schenk's associate back then. She would continue the ministry when it came under Liberty Counsel. 

Schenck explained that praying with the justices was a form of "spiritual conditioning." 

He explained that they intended to give them a sort of "spiritual-moral support." Schenck pointed out that doing so assured them that there was a large number of people who stood behind their decisions. 

Schenck wanted the justices to know that they also received divine support. For the evangelicals, prayer was a powerful communication tool. 

Schenck explained that it was not common for someone to interrupt or challenge a prayer. He stressed that it was not something a devout Supreme Court justice would even consider doing. 

The late Justice Scalia was a devout Catholic. Schenck said that the justice joined the evangelical Faith and Action members in prayer. 

Nienaber also told Rolling Stone that she does not "socialize with the justices." 

She posed for photos with justices Kavanaugh and Thomas and posted them on Facebook. 

Nienaber also helped organize one of Christian music worshiper Sean Feucht's events. 

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