Posted on 03/15/2009 12:14:26 PM PDT by wagglebee
According to Ron Gunzburger over at Politics 1, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele seems to be steering the party ship to the left. In a GQ magazine interview, the newly minted chairman dubs abortion "an individual choice," directly opposing his own party platform, which labels abortion "a fundamental assault on the sanctity of innocent human life."
He also demonstrates a woefully misinformed view of the homosexual lifestyle. "I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view that you can turn it on and off like a water tap," says Steele. "You just can't simply say, oh, like, 'Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being gay.' It's like saying 'Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being black.'"
What an unfortunate comparison. I don't believe anyone's ever said that leaving homosexuality is as easy as turning it "on and off like a water tap." That's a deeply oversimplified view of the process - and a process it is. The ex-gay movement (a la Exodus International, et. al.) is more like Alcoholics Anonymous. They recognize that same-sex attractions are more easily broken one day at a time.
Where Mr. Steele errs, obviously, is in comparing sexual attractions to skin color. Mr. Steele rightly says that he will never be able to "stop being black." However, he can't say that about homosexuality because it's not about genetics, it's about temptation. No white man has ever been tempted to become black (or vice versa). And even if one has, there is no way to act upon it. The same is not true in regards to a sexually broken person dealing with same-sex attractions. And that's where Mr. Steele's argument breaks down.
I think former homosexual Tim Wilkins said it best: "One of life's mysteries is that we don't get to choose what we are tempted by. But we do choose how we respond to those temptations." The power of the cross is not that we cease to be tempted, but that sin no longer has such a strangle hold on our lives as to force us to yield to our temptations. By His death and resurrection, Jesus became the Victor over sin. Those who are under His blood have access to that victory and, by virtue of that Power, can successfully stand against those temptations.
In reality, Mr. Steele's views on homosexuality are like his views on abortion. It's an individual choice. But just like abortion, it's a bad choice. Always. Every single time.
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directly opposing his own party platform,
Which demonstrates what a sham a party platform is.
Abolish the platform. Every year publish 10 items the Republican party promises anyone endorsed by the party will work for.
“I don’t think I’ve ever really subscribed to that view that you can turn it on and off like a water tap,” says Steele. “You just can’t simply say, oh, like, ‘Tomorrow morning I’m gonna stop being gay.’ It’s like saying ‘Tomorrow morning I’m gonna stop being black.’”
I want Steele to say “Tomorrow morning, I’m gonna stop running the RNC “.....
Steele sure has been disappointing so far in the spokesman role. Does he bring something to the table for organization? If not, how the hell did he get elected?
Steele doesn't need to go; he just needs to articulate his Catholic views in a better way.
BREAKING! Pro-life, devout Catholic named new RNC chair!
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Catholic Michael Steele (former seminarian) takes over leadership of RNC
This seems to be a 180 from the Steele we saw in 2006. I don’t know what to say.
I would say that he went over to the dark side.
I say, ho, ho, ho and away Steele goes.
He’s am ultra left-wing republican, even worse than McCain.
UNfortunately so, it appears.
He got elected because the RNC wants to move more to the left.
Steele is black.
“Every year publish 10 items the Republican party promises anyone endorsed by the party will work for.”
Good idea! I went back to find some of President Reagan’s platforms (got hung up reading).
I do to remember the .... follow me 80% of the time - and I will be happy .... rule.
And Wagglebee, I am aghast and chagrined that you, of all people, would be perusing the rancid pages of that piece of trash. GAD!
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Too much of their cr*p falls into the category of "True But False", or "Fake but Real".
Just think to yourself "Would Dan Rather lie?" and you have your answer to this one. The GQ reporting team are less ethical than CBS. They'll take your every word in an interview and work it into some Satanist litany.
Was that meant to be sarcastic?
I haven’t read the GQ interview, I assume that the people at CWA read it specifically because of the Steele interview.
I think Don doesn't like this former Catholic seminarian, and it doesn't go further than that.
So who's our next President candidate? Charlie Crist? I can feel that foul wind blowing already.
However, Steele DID make these statements about homosexuality and abortion.
Except for Michael Jackson, I guess.
That said, Steele should do the honorable thing and resign.
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