Doug Hoffman's Success: Another Sign of Conservative Christian Resurgence
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country
I've seen lots of signs that the post-2008 election obituaries for the Christian right were premature, and here's another: The movement has played a big role in boosting Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the special election for New York's 23rd congressional seat.
Conservative Christian groups led the charge for Hoffman even before official Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the race this weekend, throwing her support behind the Democratic nominee.
Consider these endorsements that Hoffman's touting on his campaign's website:
- Concerned Women for America PAC
- Family Research Council PAC
- Focus on the Family founder James Dobson
- Gary Bauer
- National Organization for Marriage
- New York Right to Life PAC
- Susan B. Anthony List
That's a who's who of the "pro family" movement. Scozzafava's ouster from the race represents, among other things, the triumph of conservative Christian groups over the GOP establishment.
Other recent signs that the Christian right is alive and well: Most Republican contenders for the 2012 White House race have close ties to the movement: Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty. And the fight to oppose healthcare reform has healed some of the 2008-era rift between religious conservatives and the GOP, further strengthening the movement's influence.
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takes all kinds!
while many are "christian conservatives" I have met many libertarians and independents at the tea parties who are just scared to death of the spending frenzies and push for socialized medicine by Obama, Pelosi, etc.
I believe this movement will both change the republican party and attract more voters as they start to see how radical obama and ilk really are.
Seven Ban=Abortion Organizations take political action
Seven groups listed are blending church law and civil law, and I bet most of them are tax-exempt. As a taxpayer, I protest the fact my taxes are higher because religious corporations are removed from tax bases assessors use when they send bills for property and income tax. My property taxes since 1948, my first purchased home, and 12 since then, plus 9 rentals, have been too high. My income tax, also too high because "Non-Profit" churches have income and seek exemptions on it. *Monk -made wine, Nun-made jam and cheese, etc. Genuine conservatives do not want a government made Big by hiring police to jail doctors who perform abortions. In 1973 the Court made our civil government stop enforcing church law that bans abortion. Dr. Kevorkian spent jail time because the government enforced church law that bans suicide. Abortion and suicide are acts that put an end to tithing, Hoffman, a Prolifer, should realize that when a woman dies from a botched illegal abortion, or from taking a sharp bent wire to herself and bleeding out, she has been MURDERED. By whom?
This contributes to the divide
You know, did any one person out there ever stop to consider the fact that just because Christians are a shoe-in for supporting a conservative candidate that it does not necessarily mean that Christian-conservatives are running the show?
This is so frustrating. Gallup did two polls this year - they did it in June, then re-did it just a few weeks later to check the accuracy of the results. 40% of Americans identifty themselves as "conservative", 35% of Americans identify as "moderate", and 20% identify as "liberal."
This nonsense that the religious right is alive and kicking stronger than ever is merely a boogeyman position set up by the left to frighten regular Americans; who are not evangelical and who might otherwise be naturally persuaded to vote for the more conservative candidate, into running away and casting a vote for a liberal or a RINO.
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