Posted on 11/14/2008 1:09:28 PM PST by bs9021
Values Voters Betrayed?
by: Jesse Masai, November 14, 2008
Is God a Republican or Democrat? Which party do those of faith favour?
These were just some of the questions emerging at a recent event organized by Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly at the National Press Club.
Moderating, PBS’ Kim Lawton asked for clarity on the role faith and religion had played in the quest for the White House, what impact it had on voters and what the results may mean for the future of the role of faith in American politics.
Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, argued that value voters had used faith and religion to stamp moral authority on the electoral process.
“Value voters in general and people of faith in particular got disillusioned by the Republicans. The anger within the religious base in the party is because they feel strategist Karl Rove took them for a ride and also that President George Bush has not maintained fidelity to issues that concern them,” argued Zelizer.
“The fact that Republican John McCain picked a solid, religious conservative for Vice-President and that Democrat Barack Obama spiced his rhetoric with religious overtones is ample evidence that faith is not just about to go away yet,” he said.
Zelizer said Democrats had moved to appropriate religion as a force of unity, and entrenched their affinity for faith in the public square. He argued that the Reverend Jim Wallis had helped Democrats get comfortable with expressing their faith in the public square....
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Style and “coolness” trumped infanticide, patriotism, and solid good sense.
“Zelizer said Democrats had moved to appropriate religion as a force of unity, and entrenched their affinity for faith in the public square.”
Since when are Democrats religious? Oh..I forgot...must pray to barky...must pray to barky. He’s the One, The Messiah. Yeah..that’s it!
Also, God does not answer the prayers of RINOS or countryclubbers ~ they are all on their own.
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