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Palin's Religious Views Follow Evangelical Model (How The MSM Sees An Evangelical Christian Alert)
Star Tribune ^ | 9/07/2008 | George Bryson And Richard Mauer

Posted on 09/07/2008 9:44:53 PM PDT by goldstategop

Palin considers herself a born-again conservative Christian. She supports teaching creationism in public schools, outlawing nearly all abortions (even in cases of rape or incest) and prohibiting same-sex marriage.

But she has yet to advance legislation that insists that creationism, or "intelligent design," be taught in public school science classes whenever biological evolution is taught -- as urged by a plank in the official Alaska Republican Party platform.

Nor has she tried so far to eliminate standard sex-education classes in public schools in favor of the abstinence-only programs she prefers.

That Palin hasn't yet pushed a religious conservative agenda isn't surprising, said state Rep. Beth Kerttula, a Juneau Democrat and House Minority Leader.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; democrats; evangelicalism; georgebryson; liberalmedia; mccainpalin; mcclatchy; mediabias; msm; msmdrivebys; richardmauer; sarahpalin; socialconservatism; startribune
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To: goldstategop

ping to read later


21 posted on 09/08/2008 5:49:49 AM PDT by Alex Murphy (What can I say? It's a gift. And I didn't get a receipt, so I can't exchange it.)
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To: FlyVet

“She doesn’t need to. “

Exactly.


22 posted on 09/08/2008 6:48:32 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (If the election were today, Obama would win.........in Europe.)
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To: goldstategop

Anybody catch the CNN “Breaking News” about Palin’s churches? And Blitzhead virtually creating an equal footing between Obama’s fascist church and Palin’s evangelical churches she has attended? Before blowing a gasket I turned the channel.


23 posted on 09/08/2008 3:42:39 PM PDT by Lent
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