The Gospel according to Clarence Thomas: A Libretto

Written by Ashis Gupta

Narrated by Nina Richmond and Chris Cameron

This is an imaginary drama in verse in which US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pleads with President George Bush Jr to be allowed to chronicle the glorious presidency of Mr Bush after his second inauguration. Of course, he is allowed to do so. Thus emerges a gentle satire which is also a social commentary of our time, replete with a large cast which includes Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, the Ghost of Saddam Hussain, and others, not to mention a sombre 'Chorus of the Homeless' providing a rational commentary throughout. An echo of Greek tragedies of yore.

Clarence Thomas, the pious altar boy, seemed the right person for this 'heavenly' task of penning a Gospel. The U.S. Supreme Court is a comfortable place, but not necessarily a redemptive place that Thomas craves.

As a footnote, the new presidency of Joseph Biden seems a proper moment to re-visit the initiation of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991. Mr Biden chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time and denied any corroborating witnesses to Prof. Anita Hill who had accused Thomas of Sexual misconduct, thereby assuring Thomas's nomination. One might say that this act of Senator Biden's set the precedent for the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, after Kavanaugh had also been accused of sexual misconduct.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Jun 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781662198960

Ashis Gupta

Dr. Ashis Gupta was born in India is 1935. He came to the United States in 1960. He received his doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. He is the author of several technical papers and holds several patents. Dr. Gupta has worked with NASA and the Soviet Space Program. One of his inventions was displayed in the Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian. Dr. Gupta has held several positions within Southern Baptist churches. He has been part of prayer ministries and evangelism programs for over two decades. Currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia, he has taught Sunday School for over thirty years.