Political sermons cause Ginsburg to skip annual 'Red Mass'.(Ruth Bader Ginsburg)

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg no longer attends the "Red Mass"--a Roman Catholic service for members of the legal profession in Washington--because she doesn't want to be lectured by bishops on the evils of legal abortion.

Ginsburg made the confession in author Abigail Pogrebin's recent book Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish. During Pogrebin's interview with Ginsburg, which was excerpted in Moment magazine last month, the high court justice recounted her discomfort after attending a Red Mass shortly after she was placed on the court by President Bill Clinton.

"Before every session, there's a Red Mass," Ginsburg said. "And the …