Did you just come out of a coma? You just realized that? WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND IN THIS STATEMENT?
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America.
In many people's view, including mine, the pro-life and the pro-limited government positions came into conflict on this board. I was surprised by how the pro-life tenet seemed to take precedence over all other traditionally conservative views, ie, people seem willing to give up freedoms in other areas purely to extend one person's life.
>>Coma?
As regards the pro-life movement ... yes. I've never paid much attention to them because extremists put me off. I had no idea how totally their crusade had blotted out every other consideration.
The situation as we saw it slime it's way through FR has been terribly inlightening. Reminds me of the prohibition movement. Mankind is so steeped in original sin that even his good intentions can wreck total havoc.