Posted on 01/23/2013 2:39:28 PM PST by NYer
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Republican Party platform holds that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, but homosexual activists both within the party and without would like to see that change. A growing number of gay advocacy groups are now targeting the GOP, not for defeat, but for assimilation.
One such group, GOProud, says on its website, “GOProud believes that stable, loving, committed relationships are the cornerstone of our society and should be protected and encouraged for all couples - including gay and lesbian couples.”
Another group, Freedom to Marry, has launched a sub-group called “Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry,” which describes itself as “a campaign to highlight and build support for the freedom to marry among young conservatives across America.”
The group claims a growing number of young conservatives are supporting same-sex ‘marriage,’ “as an extension of personal freedom.” They cite a number of polls, including one showing that 49 percent of Republican millennials favor homosexual unions, compared to only 19 percent of Republican seniors and less than one-third of Republicans overall.
In light of a 2012 election blowout that saw same-sex marriage approved by voters in three states, and a traditional marriage initiative voted down in another, LSN asked past presidential contender Gary Bauer if it is possible the GOP will abandon its principles on gay marriage.
But Bauer, who now heads American Values – a group that promotes traditional marriage within the Republican Party – told LSN he thinks such a shift is “almost unimaginable.”
“Virtually all the candidates that competed for the GOP nomination this cycle supported traditional marriage,” said Bauer. “The party platform unambiguously did, also. I think that will be the case again in 2016.”
According to Bauer, the real threat to traditional marriage comes from the White House, not the Republican Party. “Any drift in the GOP is minor compared to the all-out push that the president is making on this issue, even mentioning it in his Inaugural address,” he said.
He pointed to President Obama’s transformation on the marriage issue since taking office in 2009 and blamed it, in part, for the major losses pro-family forces saw at the ballot box last November.
“The coalition in favor of normal marriage has been made up of political conservatives and American minority groups, including Hispanics and blacks,” Bauer said. “But the president’s so-called ‘evolution’ on this issue has resulted in what appears to be a major shift among blacks and Hispanics toward favoring same-sex ‘marriage.’”
Asked about polls that show increasing numbers of young people, even self-identified ‘conservatives,’ supporting gay marriage, Bauer said the responsibility lies with church and cultural leaders, not the Republican Party.
“To the extent that young people, including growing numbers of young Christians support same-sex “marriage,” he said, “it’s not a failure of the GOP, it is a failure of the culture and the church.”
Said Bauer, “It’s a mistake to expect political parties to have the main responsibility in winning cultural and moral debates. Parties surrender on things when it’s being lost outside of politics. Right now you have a lot of confusion in the church, a lot of people who won’t speak up about things, a lot of religious leaders that are avoiding the issue. I don’t think we can expect the Republican Party to save us when even the church won’t do it.”
Bad news, gary, it already has. Have you ever been to Palm Springs or West Palm Beach?
Too late.
Mr. RomneyCARE imposed gay marriage in
Massachusetts and began all of this,
just like he also created ObamaCARE/RomneyCARE.
The GOP can play dumb again,
but America knows the truth.
Which is one reason why the GOP led by
Romney-the-Weak never had a chance.
Give the gop to the log cabin crowd and let’s get moving with the Tea Party!
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Um, no.
If young Christians are in favor of homosexual marriage (an oxymoron), then they haven’t read the Bible. When God changes His mind, then I’ll change mind.
Matthew 24:35
So? I’m in the middle of fudgepacker city West Hollywood and it takes discipline not to gag and puke when these ass munchers are in the same room.
Excuse my naivete but I was truly surprised to learn, after the elections, that Romney did not want to be president. His statement left me furious with the GOP. Where do we turn now?
The GOP is out of the closet.. it is for BIG givernment.. AND sucks..
and is presently packing propaganda up RINOs behinds..
Mincing cross-dressed with lisping words.. and is acting very queer..
Why didn't people listen? Are they so starved for novelty they think they've gotta' get a Mormon Bishop in the Presidency as a follow up to having the first black white man?
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(Remember Little Big Man?)
Why didn't people listen? Are they so starved for novelty they think they've gotta' get a Mormon Bishop in the Presidency as a follow up to having the first black white man?
.
(Remember Little Big Man?)
Like the word of a repub is worth a sh..er...a smelly Obama.
At least the dimbulbcrats tell you they are gonna screw you.
Think of how the word “libertarian” is becoming so prominent among republicans.
Give the gop to the log cabin crowd and let’s get moving with the Tea Party!
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Amen!
I am ready. I don’t call myself a republican. I’m a conservative - fiscal and social. The homosexuals can have the republican party. I don’t care. But they won’t get my vote again if they do.
Government, get out of the marriage business. The only reason the government is involved in the marriage business is for the $$$$$(Tax deductions, estate tax etc).
I have seen too many pseudo-conservatives wanting bigger government via its definition of marriage. The liberal-big-government-enablers want to define marriage their way, while conservatives-big-government-enablers want to define marriage their way. These big-government enablers are the problem.
I disagree, the government does have an interest in marriage.
Rights of our youngest citizens must be maintained. There is no question that, on all measurable levels, children are best cared for by a married man and woman who are their parents.
Marriage is also a protection for women who are otherwise too vulnerable when pregnant or with a small child.
Alimony is not a joke. Women give up lots of income to stay with their husbands, do their wifely role, and do the majority of the child care. Without the protection of marriage, we have far more abuse of women as sex toys/ baby makers who give up their independence and can never recoup their loss once cut off.
There is the importance of power of attorney, not needing to be formalized, and even criminal applications.
To pretend that government has no interest in legitimate, legal, committed marriage is very short sighted. Bigamy must be indefensible, adultery must be punishable, abandonment must have ramifications. You ignore the history of the entire human race, both good and bad, to deny the bedrock importance of legitimate marriage. And you are dancing to our enemies’ tune.
The government is in the “marriage business?” I had no idea they catered, constructed gowns and tuxes and wedding cakes.
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