I'm wondering if those who embrace the first two of your suppostions, but not the third, are still welcome here.
Which describes me, I'm not at all religious, although I am enough of a traditionalist to find within myself sympathy and support for most socially conservative issues. But I also find certain parallels between political correctness and puritanism. I don't like people like Jerry Falwell, for instance, though I think I share his view of Islam.
“I’m wondering if those who embrace the first two of your suppostions, but not the third, are still welcome here.”
I think conservatives are welcomed here period. I can’t speak for RimRobinson, although I know he feels that you are either conservative or you’re not. If there are say 20 issues...and you agree with 17, that sounds pretty conservative to me.
“I’m not at all religious, although I am enough of a traditionalist to find within myself sympathy and support for most socially conservative issues.”
Interesting, you’re traditionalist enough to support most socially conservative issues. Sam, maybe you are a social conserivative and you are just deselecting yourself based on the leftist msm definition of social conservatism. I believe in evolution, though I haven’t ruled creation out. I’ve always been a Christian (and a poor sinner one at that) but there were times I didn’t attend a church (but always managed to find a bible to read, and always maintained my faith. We are all of different hues.
I’m a Christian conservative, and I’m not nuts about Falwell and Robertson either. The issue is whether you believe the media caricature of the Christian and social right.
We have to be able to tell our friends from our enemies. That means you reach a point of disagreement with someone, fine. You just withdraw and let it be. But with many Rudy rooters, that was difficult, if not next to impossible.
They were dominating this board and using the rhetorical tactics of liberals. If someone is conservative, I should at least be able to agree with them once in a while, or at least fine common ground.
Yep, they sure are. Only ones that aren’t welcome here are those who dis conservatives while promoting a liberal candidate. If people are here to fight against the stated mission and purpose of FR they have no business being here. Something people tend to forget sometimes is the fact that FR is not a Republican forum--it’s a conservative forum.