Christian Coalition: We love Palin and the GOP’s most pro-life platform yet
The Christian Coalition has issued a statement praising Palin:
Christian Coalition of America commends Senator John McCain for his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a pro-life conservative mother of 5 children including a Downs Syndrome baby born during April. Liberal and pro-life columnist Nat Hentoff said about Governor Palin in his column on May 26th: "I offer my unsolicited suggestion for (McCain's) vice president: the first woman – and youngest – governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, who is an unstereotypical and effective Republican."Governor Palin said about her husband's and her feelings about their newest child: "We've both been very vocal about being pro-life. We understand that every innocent life has wonderful potential." She served notice to her Alaskan constituents after the birth of Trig Paxson Van Palin that being the mother of a child of special needs would not hinder her professional commitments: "It's a sign of the times to be able to do this. There is no reason to believe a woman can't do it with a growing family. My baby will not be at all or in any sense neglected." And she added, "I will not shirk my duties."
Roberta Combs, President of the Christian Coalition of America said: "Governor Sarah Palin is a bold choice for Vice President who is a courageous advocate for unborn children. In addition, she is a conservative who is a reformer not afraid to shake up the establishment. I congratulate Senator McCain for his outstanding selection for his vice presidential running mate."
In a separate statement, the Christian Coalition proudly declared that this year's proposed GOP platform contains "the strongest pro-life language ever in the history of the party."
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What an educated comment, welcome to the 21st century, women don’t just shop. With a name like lucifer its no wonder you would say something so ridiculous.
That whole pro life thing always makes me nervous. I just don’t like the idea of having someone in office who believes in a book of mythology. And they let it influence them. People always forget the contradictory passages in the Bible. The parts that aren’t so nice. For instance--"Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them on the ground that they are members of the church; rather they must serve them all the more, since those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. “ Jesus
So in other words Jesus thought slavery was ok. Gee, now I know how the Christian South rationalized slavery for 400 years..
I don’t believe that God would give Gov. Palim 5 young childern - one being less then 5 month old then turn around and not expect her to be home with them - not running around the county with John Macain - this is NOT christian values. It is a ploy to win vote.
Iam very surprised that you are surprised that Christans let there morals help them pick a leader. The bible tells us what does it gain you if you have the whole world but lose your soul. When I vote I vote for the person that I believe upholds the bible period. God will take care of me if I stay the course so to speak. I am from North Carolina and the last time a democrate won this state was in 1976!! Here is a real surprise I am a Democrate who will be voting Repulican because I believe he will be the best man for the job. Obmama will not win North Carolina after his speach the other night about how we should let our gay brothers and sisters have the same rights as us!! When god says that something is an abomation, he means it and they should never have the same rights to marriage as us. My preacher and every other one in North Carolina says no to Obmama in 2008 and god bless them everyone!!!!!!
Re: “You gotta be kidding me. A mother of five, one less then six months old with Downs, with NO real experience but running a podunk state for two years and you guys are impressed.”
Sounds like the TOP of the Democratic ticket, except Obama has never had experience in running anything of importance. A governor has to manage an organization similar to the one the President manages, albeit on a smaller scale.
“When McThuzeluh drops ten minutes into office, Putin will shopping for furniture for the White House.”
If Putin thinks Obama will win, he is probably picking out his Oval Office furniture NOW. If you were Putin, whom would you rather deal with--a “community organizer” or a retired Navy Captain with Sarah Barracuda as his backup?
As for “pro-life,” Obama’s problem is that even decent pro-choice people are not going to side with him after his support for infanticide/ live birth abortion. Jerrold Nadler, one of the most liberal members of Congress, said there is no such thing as a right to a live birth abortion.
I am very positive about Palin/McCain; prior to his announcement of her as the running-mate it was a very drab and dreary 2008 election; the Osama/Biden ticket is nightmare we cannot wake from.
Don’t worry “srw”. Your Dad who still lives in Alaska won’t be giving up his Governor. She’ll still be Governor in 2009, unless the abuse of power scandal gets her into serious trouble.
I do just have one question really… If Rowe vs Wade is overturned and a Federal Law is written that Abortion is illegal, and that a baby gains human rights at conception… what happens if the mother has a miscarriage? Did she just commit an accidental murder? What happens if she accidentally falls down the stairs and the baby dies, is that murder? How many mothers do you think would need to be put away in jail for accidental death/ wrongful death lawsuits? When Rick Santorum’s wife had a miscarriage, was that Gods will or Mrs. Santorum committing murder?
There are legal, moral and economic considerations that you probably have never thought about. What happens when the legal system is overrun by cases where a fetus tragically dies? What happens to the mothers that technically committed murder, do we throw them in prison? Where will the other children gain their moral compass? What happens when you take away a provider for the family if there happened to be a miscarriage.
Don’t tell me its different. If you believe that a life is formed at the moment of conception and that baby dies in the woom that it is murder. Then when the baby accidentally dies within the woom, it should be accompanied by a wrongful death or accidental murder lawsuit. Interestingly enough, those charges in some states are punishable by death.
Ironically, you could have a system where mothers who had miscarriages could be sentenced to death themselves.
Your going to think I’m crazy, I might be, but I just progressed down the legal path of cases involving “murder”.
Basically, just look at the overall effects of your actions. Don’t get me wrong though, I absolutely hate abortion, think it shouldn’t take place, and believe that a baby does have a right to life, but I am also a realist and a lawyer. I can tell you that if Rowe vs Wade is taken down, there will be a lot more of us, making a lot more money than you could possibly believe
What ever happened to compassion and tolerance? I’m tired of people claiming to be Christians and then exhibiting relentless judgment and hatred towards others. Legalizing gay marriage does not threaten the marriages of heterosexual couples and upholding abortion does not mean you have to engage it in if if you do not believe in it, but it does show that you have compassion and understanding of people in situations different than your own. I think Palin is an absolute disaster and exactly what this country does NOT need, but I will defend her on one point: her role as a mother (and a mother of a disabled child) should not preclude her from being VP. I’m ashamed of the men and women who criticize Palin for running for VP because she has children. This conversation would not be happening if she were a man with 5 kids, so get over it and stick to arguments against her that one would wage whether she were male or female. There’s plenty of valid arguments against her being VP other than the motherhood issue.
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Agrarian
08/31/08 01:21 AM
Hey Deb:
I worry a lot more about a Presidential candidate with ties to Louis Farrakhan and the gang and a candidate who gives thousands to an organization that publishes Hamas propaganda, etc. etc. etc. than I would about a vice-Presidential candidate with ties to Pat Buchanan.
The Democratic ticket is owned by Mr. “Open Society"---the only “changes” to be expected there are those in the interest of this troublemaking, anti-American billionaire and his global socialist agenda. He didn’t care about the Jews during the 20th century, and he doesn’t now.
John McCain and Sarah Palin have what it takes to inspire Americans to remember their heritage of ingenuity, individualism, and self-determination. And we need a strong counterweight to the relativism and scientism that is leading our society far too close to eugenic policies.