But I’m not supposed to oppose Islamic religion or Sharia law that lops of the heads of women who don’t come into line. So religious tolerance only applies to those who don’t use the name of Jesus?
I agree with this completely. However, too many believe that the govt. is controlled by the social beliefs of politicians. At this point in our country’s history we really need to focus on fiscal policy, the Constitution and freedom.
Our founding fathers even admitted this.
This article is just another piece of leftist claptrap designed to get conservatives to shut up before they do create a tidal wave and return our Country to it greatness.
Why bother to vote, then, if our candidate is the same as theirs?
I agree regarding the TEA movement.
The GOP would do well not to drop social issues, but as far as getting elected this year and 2012: “It’s the Economy Stupid!”
This becomes much less of an issue if you close the primaries. Allowing independents or crossover voters to chose your candidate is about as smart as shipping a million U.S. ballots to China and asking them to fill them out. Dilute the conservative votes, get diluted candidates.
Why Does Beck Avoid Culture War Issues?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4308988/why-does-beck-avoid-culture-war-issues/
Why Does Beck Avoid Culture War Issues?
Glenn Beck explains why he doesn’t focus on topics like gay marriage and abortion
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4308988/why-does-beck-avoid-culture-war-issues/
Balderdash!
If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for everything.
If you leave your principles behind, the principled will not support you.
Follow the lead of Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Joe Wilson, and Ronald Reagan. Principles do matter.
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If we can’t defend the so-called “wedge issues” like we’re supposed to, then there’s no point in fighting on. That’s the point the author is making.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness applies to every American. These are the "unalienable rights" and just because you and the radical left have decided an unborn baby is a nuisance does not mean you can deny them these "unalienable rights".
This isn't a "wedge issue". It's a right and wrong issue. To quote Dr. Suess, "A person is a person, no matter how small". Abortion is murder, period. It's not a gray issue.
Gay Rights (in all it's forms, including marriage debates)
Again, gays have rights just like everyone does. However, they should not have extra rights, and they certainly have no standing in defining marriage because marriage is what it is. You can call black white and red blue, but it doesn't make it so.
These aren't wedge issues, they are issues about what is right and wrong and what is.....period.
Karl Denninger is looney tunes
It is the things we held in common that founded this great country and as well the things we have in common that premise the Tea Party.
IF those who have no moral spine wish to remain spineless -so be it. Do not expect others with moral conviction that share a common principle to throw all other principles they hold true in the trash --they who stand on nothing moral wish us to wave the white flag that they wrap their "fiscal conservatism" in --forget it!!!
Here is the problem with that way of thinking, everything can fall into that category.
Why do you believe the welfare state is wrong? Because it discourages personally charity? Then you can't talk about ending welfare.
Why do you believe in personal liberty? Because God made men to be free? Then you can't talk about that, it is religious.
Why do you support following the Constitution? Because you think it is a contract with the people and contracts should be honored? I am sorry that is also a religious belief.
Like it or not the very concepts of right and wrong are religious based items. You can not talk about just and unjust law and why just laws should be supported and unjust ones opposed with out starting from the foundation of what some religion said.
Your concept is ill thought out and unworkable.
And ironically it is also unjust. You wish the support of "religious types" in what you think is important but you not only do not offer to reciprocate but you base your acceptance of their support on their abandonment of what they consider vital.
Why does this stream only go one way?
If social conservatism was good enough for the founders (the original tea party) its good enough for the 2010 tea party... just sayin’...
Translation...
If you do not kowtow to the liberals and worship at the alter of abortion and sodomy we libertarians will join ranks with liberals and vote for the democrats to defeat you because those issues are more important to us than fiscal conservatism...
Why are these moral issues called “wedge issues”? A wedge issue is a smaller issue that almost everyone can agree on, used to increase support for the larger issue that people are divided on.
You don’t have to compromise your values. Just don’t insist that everyone meet them! We are all together on the main issues of freedom. Let’s fight in the open political forum about our rights as Americans to live in a country free of government intrusion.
The rest will settle out. Abortion is a hearts and minds issue.