Posted on 01/24/2008 4:15:58 PM PST by wagglebee
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a recent interview to Christianity Today magazine and said he wants to do more than previous Democratic candidates in pursuing evangelical voters. But when told his pro-abortion views are a turnoff to pro-life advocates, Obama was unapologetic in his defense of unlimited abortion.
He said part of his job as a presidential candidate is to "reach out" to evangelical voters.
"Evangelicals have come to believe often times that Democrats are anti-faith," Obama said in the interview. "Hopefully we can build some bridges that can allow us to move the country forward."
Apparently, not when it comes to abortion.
CT editors told Obama that, "For many evangelicals, abortion is a key, if not the key factor in their vote."
"You voted against banning partial birth abortion and voted against notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. What role do you think the President should play in creating national abortion policies?" they asked the Illinois senator.
"I don't know anybody who is pro-abortion. I think it's very important to start with that premise," Obama responded.
In his next breath, he did just that by promoting legalized abortion.
"Ultimately, women are in the best position to make a decision at the end of the day about these issues," he told Christianity Today.
Speaking to a Christian publication, Obama engaged in the kind of hand-wrenching pro-abortion politicians like he and Hillary Clinton engage in to soften their hardcore pro-abortion views.
"I do think that those who diminish the moral elements of the decision aren't expressing the full reality of it," he said. "But what I believe is that women do not make these decisions casually, and that they struggle with it fervently with their pastors, with their spouses, with their doctors."
"Our goal should be to make abortion less common, that we should be discouraging unwanted pregnancies, that we should encourage adoption wherever possible," Obama told the magazine.
He also tried to soft sell his position by saying "the state can legitimately say we are prohibiting late-term abortions as long as there's an exception for the mother's health," -- which ignores the fact that a health exception opens the door to keeping them all legal.
Obama came full circle back to the question of his 100% pro-abortion voting record he compiled with NARAL and Planned Parenthood by opposing a partial-birth abortion ban, limits on taxpayer-funded abortions, and parental involvement on abortion.
He tried to explain the votes away saying, "Those provisions that I voted against typically didn't have those exceptions."
Later in the interview, Obama said he tries to follow the example of Jesus who "always prioritizing the least of these over the powerful."
Pro-life advocates would beg to differ.
No, you want to KILL them!
Pro-Life Ping
Is he serious?
Obama sounds more ridiculous with each passing day.
Yes, he is.
Evangelicals don’t tend to be pro-abortion. Some denominations are, but those groups aren’t evangelical. Better get Obama a dictionary.
Completely in the dark. Clueless. Shows that anyone can run for president.
EVERY pro-abortion politician in history has claimed, in some fashion, to be “personally opposed” to infanticide, it is a meaningless statement.
I thought maybe this was from “Scrappleface” or “AZ Conservative” myself. He’s really counting on finding the stupidest possible voters, isn’t he?
Man, I have GOT to get whatever he is smokin’!! That’s got to be some GOOD stuff!!!
Otherwise, he’s just an incredible moron . . . . . . . so much of a moron that he gives REAL morons a bad name!!
His “logic” makes as much sense as Rooty Toot’s theory that conservatives would overlook a lifetime of liberalism simply because he happened to be mayor of NYC on 9/11.
While I am adamantly pro-life, The Republicans seem to be very close to electing a pro-choice nominee. If Obama is the Democratic nominee, with pro-life "off the table" by comparison, the Republicans stand a good chance of losing a huge portion of the religious vote back to the Democrats.
Obama can play to the right of Republicans on social issues considering our current field (as can Hillary). That is very dangerous.
LIAR!
You make a good point.
Catholic voters are largely credited with Bush’s victories in 2000 and 2004, many Catholics agree with the ‘Rats on EVERYTHING except abortion and homosexuality. If these issues are “neutralized” by a pro-abortion, pro-homosexual GOP nominee, many more Catholics will vote for the ‘Rat.
I'm sure many murderers would struggle with their pastors, spouses and doctors over a decision to take another's life if what they planned to do was legal.
It's difficult to believe that Republicans are fast joining the Democrats in their disrespect for human life.
The same could be said of mainstream Protestants as well. Even though many are Democrats already, those who would abstain or vote for life will have no reason to do so.
Of course he's unapologetic. When you have no conscience, there's nothing to apologize for.
I thank God that I am not young any more and won't have to see what I fear is coming to this country and this world, should Jesus tarry much longer.
Too bad Hussein Obama’s mama didn’t have a “choice”.....
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