I find the idea of mixing relgious views, conservative or otherwise, with politics, a bad idea. Religious freedom is a wonderful, even blessed thing, and it’s one of the founding principles of our country.
James Dobson- doesn’t impress me. Who he approves of for president doesn’t interest me either.
Whether they’re on the right or the left, the self-righteousness of some in public life is ...pitiful.
Dobson and Falwell and many other religious leaders were huge backers of RWR.
Thompson shrugs off Dobson's criticism[snip]
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson on Thursday shrugged off harsh criticism from James Dobson, saying he has friends who likely know the influential Christian leader and they hold him in high regard..........."If in fact this e-mail ... reflects his views, so be it," Thompson said. "I have a lot of friends who I think are friends of his who have a high regard for me, and I'm very proud of that."
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..right now I don't understand why you can't see whoever wins the Presidency....
..their religious views will be wrapped/incorporated into their political governing
.. whether their view is closer to Judeo/Christian tenets of faith
...or an atheistic view.
The decision to abort unborn babies in 1973 didn't happen overnight....
..This happened because someone had an agenda that included their antipathy of Judeo/Christian ethics.
Now, almost 35 years later, we have 50 million dead babies.
You say you don't want Dobson or Evangelical type folk mixing with politics.
Well, SEMom, I'm not ready.....and a lot of other folk here at FR and in this nation...are not ready-(nor will we ever be ready) to cede our heritage to those who have a disdain for Godly principles.
One can't govern or guide a nation from a vacuum..
....something or someone will fill that vaccuum!