Rudy’s basic problem and dilemna he now faces is a religious issue. He lost the debate because he faced off with the reality of two “religious” belief systems. Those systems are those people that worship the Living God and the secular humanist religions (whatever feels good, do it crowd).
The abortion issue is just one of those issues that puts individuals in a spotlight to find out what they are made of. Rudy wavered in the room. He was surrounded by “conservatives” who value the “life” portion of our constitution. He said that he “hates” abortion. Why did he state that? Deep in his soul he knows the truth of abortion. Rudy no doubt has taken the time to look at the issue and came away knowing that abortion is the taking of a human life. Many people get their understanding of the moral concept of “Thou shalt not kill” from the bible. I am pretty sure that our founding fathers were heavily influenced by this book of books. Rudy had the cameras that were projecting his image to the secular humanists watching and waiting on what he would say. Their “religious” belief system says that every man can do what is right in his own eyes. Abortion to this crowd is one of their gods they worship. Rudy came down squarely on their side. He surrendered to their “religious” belief system that dictates that life in the womb can be sacrificed if it is for “their happiness.” To pander to the “conservatives” he qualifies it with “I hate abortion.”
We are now at an insane stage in our Republic. We have to ask ourselves “what moral code are we going to use to govern?” Another area that Rudy falters on is the issue with homosexuality. This is another “book of books” kind of thing. Homosexuality is now being crammed down the throats of Americans as a normal and constitutionally protected behavior. Many people have been won over on this issue. As long as it doesn’t affect me… no problem. But, the question that people need to ask is “where is it going to stop?” The liberal has sought and we now have no “moral code” because the bible has been outlawed in public discourse for governing! The next time you see the term that you cannot discriminate against a person based upon their “sexual orientation” think about what some governments have now given us. Have you ever thought what that term means? Sexual orientation means what? WHO decides? NOT THOSE RELIGIOUS PEOPLE!! (Read Judeo/Christian fanatics here.) Why does it matter what people do in the privacy of their own home? OK, let’s bump it up a notch. What about pedophiles? How do feel about them? The liberal will now cry; “We have sexual orientation LAWS, pedophiles have rights!!” What If a person’s “sexual orientation” is to be attracted to children? What is now going to stop you when that person comes after your son/daughter/grandchild etc? What “Moral Code” do you want to use now for protection of your family? What about the rapist? His “sexual orientation” is to sexually attack, he can’t control his urge! What “Moral Code” do you want to use now?
The bottom line is that if we are not going to govern with the Creator of the Universe and follow His guidelines then we are going to reap and sow the benefits of the liberal’s secular human religion. Rudy gets it wrong because he is clearly following the religious belief system of the secular humanist crowd.
This is kind of what I meant by returning to conservatism, which isn’t the same as religious conservatism. Maybe I’m on the wrong site if I’m looking for conservative talk... ;)