Posted on 10/07/2015 5:26:14 AM PDT by Kaslin
An ongoing point of contention in the Republican Party has been the extent to which clear identification with traditional Judeo-Christian values is a good idea.
My sense is that, when we add to the equation the growing impact of non-white voters, standing strongly for these traditional values -- which would put Republicans in stark contrast to Democrats -- would be a win-win for Republicans.
My organization, CURE, just convened a meeting in Washington, D.C., of 25 black pastors from around the country, each with an average congregation size of about 1,000, to discuss ideas and policy. These are black Americans but they are also Christians, and it is their Christianity that defines their lives.
Listening to these black pastors and to many black Christians who approach me in my travels around the country, I hear growing concern about the indifference and disengagement of the Obama administration from the values they hold most dear.
The latest example is the silence of this administration on the genocide occurring in the Middle East toward Christians.
We watch in horror as hundreds of thousands seek refuge, displaced by the violence in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East. No one should be indifferent to human injustice and suffering of any kind.
But this persecution of Christians is unique, because ISIS and other militant Islamic groups are explicitly targeting Christians for destruction.
The Hudson Institute's international human rights attorney Nina Shea writes, "In the summer of 2014, ISIS launched its caliphate from Mosul (in Iraq) by marking Christian homes with the red letter 'N,' for 'Nazarene,' before confiscating them and exiling their owners."
Britain's Sunday Express reports, "More than 700,000 of Syria's population of 1.1 million Christians have already been forced to leave." It is believed there are now no more than 250,000 Christians living in Syria.
Yet the American president, who claims to be a Christian, sits frozen. We hear no strategy for either military intervention or a systematic plan to provide refuge to these Christians.
Meanwhile, at home, Republicans have been unable get through legislation that would end taxpayer funds flowing to Planned Parenthood, despite what is now known about the nation's largest abortion provider trafficking in infant body parts.
Republicans have not succeeded in stopping our taxes funding this organization because President Obama will veto any such effort and sufficient Senate votes do not appear present to override the veto.
And of course, the Obama administration has been aggressive in its support of homosexual initiatives and the redefining of marriage, something that does not sit well with many black Christians.
Too many conservatives very mistakenly believe that black votes cannot be moved from the liberal party.
It's worth noting that despite the projected large growth in the Hispanic population, there are still more blacks voting than Hispanics. In the 2012 election, 13 percent of those voting were black, and 10 percent were Hispanic. There were about 4 million more black votes than Hispanic votes.
Also worth noting is that in 2012, for the first time ever, blacks, at 66.2 percent, had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation. And it's not just because of Obama. Black voter turnout has increased in every presidential election since 1996, when it was 53 percent.
Politico has identified 7 states as "toss-ups" in 2016. The three with the most electoral votes -- Ohio, Virginia and Florida -- went to Obama in 2012 and to George W. Bush in 2004. And in all three of these states black turnout exceeded white turnout in 2012.
A 2012 Pew Research survey showed 56 percent of black Protestants saying they attend church weekly compared to 37 percent of the general public.
The black vote can be a game-changer in 2016. Republicans have an opportunity to capture black voters by aggressively representing the Christian values that are dear to them and critical to the future of their communities and the nation.
“Republicans Should Court Black Voters With Traditional Values”
I’d think black voters with traditional values would already vote Republican.
Trump is reaching them. Jack Kemp tried back in the day.
You would think so but many do not. That needs to change.
The only chance the republican party has is to appeal to American voters regardless of ethnicity.
The second they begin/began catering to differences in skin color, income level, etc they become/became cheap democrat imitations. And no one can out pander a democrat.
Yes.
I know lots of black folk that are devout Christians and are disgusted by homosexual lifestyle.
There is a subset of black folks called the-name-we-are-not-supposed-to-say.
There is a difference between these people and honest hardworking black folk.
Which is exactly the mistake Jeb has made with predictable results.
The message should be the same for all people as it applies equally to all people. The only thing they need to do is make sure the message is delivered all over.
No “courting” necessary.
I have friends, black - so religious that they have their own little storefront ministry - and yet when the lure of black solidarity was there - they grabbed it. Now, I’m not sure they voted for him a second time but I wouldn’t doubt it.
A Trump-Carson ticket will win!
...so will a Cruz-Carson ticket!
Sadly, voters with traditional values embarrass the GOP.
Won’t work. I know Black Americans who are devout church goers who absolutely, steadfastly oppose gay marriage and abortion.
Makes no difference when it comes to their vote. It ALWAYS goes to the Democrat. and ABSOLUTELY goes to the guy with black skin.
Cognitive Dissonance lives in the ‘hood.
Exactly right.
+1
The AGM of black republicans will be held in a phone booth in Dubuque Iowa on Oct 24, 2015. No reservations required.
The premise of the argument/idea never changes: blacks are not bright enough to figure out which party is pro-homosexual, pro-infanticide, etc.
But they are not that clueless; they really aren’t.
They know, and vote Dem anyway.
I’d think black voters with traditional values would already vote Republican.
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I was a union member for 30+ years and knew many co workers who had “traditional values” yet voted democrat. Black people are the same.
Exactly.
Republicans Should Court Voters With Traditional Values. Fixed it.
Smart blacks already vote for conservative candidates. What Republicans should do is educate voters of all races. We lose voters when they see RINO corruption and decide that Democrat corruption benefits them more than Republican corruption.
Dust off the old articles and run them again every 4 years!
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