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As I typed the title, I reflected on several posts months ago focusing on Hillary Clinton. I wondered who pro-life voters should prefer:
Lots of Dems preferred Hillary over Barack, but not enough to get her the nomination. On social issues, it matters little because Obama is not much different than Hillary. And so, given that Evangelicals are overwhelmingly pro-life, it seems incredible that they could move toward Obama. However, Obama is reaching out to Evangelicals; for instance, suggesting a meeting with Focus on the Family. Today, James Dobson's
Perhaps Dr. Dobson and company believe Evangelicals could be persuaded by Obama’s references to the Bible and believe some attention is needed to keep them from moving to Obama. While sticking up for a traditional exegesis of the Bible seems reasonable for a Christian radio show, this is moving into political waters.
Once upon a time conservatives were asking, "who would be better, Rudy or Hillary?" Now the question is, "who would be better, McCain or Obama?" Answer not clear? Go read about Obama’s
If pro-life, Evangelical leaders want to really impact things, my advice would be to do more than criticize Obama. In addition, they should build unambiguous, public bridges to McCain, based on the positions he holds which matter to religious conservatives. Don’t wait for McCain to do it on your terms, just do it. Otherwise, pro-lifers should be quite nervous that Evangelicals will either sit this one out or jump on the Obandwagon.
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There are evangelical Christians that are democrats and republicans. Christians select one party over the other based on which biblical issues and principles they deem most important. Traditionally, republican Christians have focused on homosexuality and abortion while ignoring the obligation to feed the hungry, care for the poor and elderly, insure justice and equality, particularly, with other forms of murder such as capital punishment of the innocent. Generally, these issues are ignored by republican conservatives, and are the focus of democrats. Christian democrats value these areas more then advocating against homosexuality and abortion.
What republican Christians fail to realize is that government can not legislate matters of the heart. It is the role of the church, not government, to impact the heart of man with the love of Christ to solve the issues of abortion and homosexuality. It is the love of Christ that can dissect and alter the heart of man to convince a pregnant teen to keep her child or to change the affections of homosexuals to desire the natural affection between a man and women. Government can not.
However, government can promote a system of justice and equality, services for the poor and elderly, and devise a system to protect the innocent from capital punishment. The distinct role of government and the church are necessary to promote the principles of the bible. The church can impact society where government can not and it is irresponsible for the church to impose its job on government by insisting it legislate against abortion and criminalize such behavior (when truly it can not – if a women chooses to kill her child she can), or legislate against homosexuality by resisting same sex marriage – without changing the affections of homosexuality.
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