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Republicans: Obama must defend Christian values

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Leading Republicans on Thursday insisted that America's leaders must do more to defend Christian values at home and abroad, blaming President Barack Obama for attacks on religious freedom as they courted religious conservatives expected to play a crucial role in the next presidential contest.

Read more of this article here: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-obama-must-defend-christian-values-192212780




If these guys had said that Obama must defend America's 1st Amendment values they would have had my and a lot of other peoples support.

I don't believe that this will win many elections for them.

BTW: if anyone can point out where it says in the U.S. Constitution that defending Christian values is the presidents job, I'd like to see it.

This sounds like a bunch of far right religious malarkey to me.




"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP
 
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I read someplace in the New Tea Party coloring book version of the US Constitution that presidents must defend Christian values as opposed to the Constitution itself.
 
http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-obama-must-defend-christian-values-192212780--election.html

While polls suggest that social conservatives are losing their fight against gay marriage, Republican officials across the political spectrum concede that evangelical Christian voters continue to play a critical role in Republican politics.

"You can ignore them, but you do so at our own peril," said Republican operative Hogan Gidley, who has worked for former presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee.

Is this a plea to the President or to the GOP? Seems GOP voter sure did ignore both Santorum and Huckabee.
 
BTW: if anyone can point out where it says in the U.S. Constitution that defending Christian values is the presidents job, I'd like to see it.

If someone can Show that, it will take me very much by surprise.
 
If someone can Show that, it will take me very much by surprise.

Sure in the GOP version, where abortion is banned, being gay is a capital offense and women, Muslims, blacks, Latinos, and Jews are denied the vote. :)
 
Maybe its just me, but I don't believe religious views should be part of politics. That just creates problems because apparently there are many Gods and many religions, so who is to say what religion reigns supreme? Separation of church and state.....religious zealots have no place in congress. We need rational thinkers, not emotional reactors.
 
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I read someplace in the New Tea Party coloring book version of the US Constitution that presidents must defend Christian values as opposed to the Constitution itself.

Do you read a lot of coloring books?
 
Sure in the GOP version, where abortion is banned, being gay is a capital offense and women, Muslims, blacks, Latinos, and Jews are denied the vote. :)

And you think it says that in the Constitution?
 
Leading Republicans on Thursday insisted that America's leaders must do more to defend Christian values at home and abroad, blaming President Barack Obama for attacks on religious freedom as they courted religious conservatives expected to play a crucial role in the next presidential contest.

Read more of this article here: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-obama-must-defend-christian-values-192212780







If these guys had said that Obama must defend America's 1st Amendment values they would have had my and a lot of other peoples support.

I don't believe that this will win many elections for them.

BTW: if anyone can point out where it says in the U.S. Constitution that defending Christian values is the presidents job, I'd like to see it.

This sounds like a bunch of far right religious malarkey to me.




"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP

Obama has done nothing more than attack Christian values - devaluing many men and children -- it is almost Hitleresque.
 
Obama has done nothing more than attack Christian values - devaluing many men and children -- it is almost Hitleresque.

Godwin in 9. Not an impressive turnout, guys. Let's pick it up next time.
 
Obama has done nothing more than attack Christian values - devaluing many men and children -- it is almost Hitleresque.
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If you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

If you're an evangelical christian, everything looks like Obama.
 
Obama use to go to church all the time. The preacher was a race-baiting nutjob but still. It at least proves he believes in God and is teaching his kids to do the same. Bet that just burns you libs up.
 
Obama use to go to church all the time. The preacher was a race-baiting nutjob but still. It at least proves he believes in God and is teaching his kids to do the same. Bet that just burns you libs up.

Wait I thought we worshipped Obama I am so confused.
 
Leading Republicans on Thursday insisted that America's leaders must do more to defend Christian values at home and abroad, blaming President Barack Obama for attacks on religious freedom as they courted religious conservatives expected to play a crucial role in the next presidential contest.

Read more of this article here: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-obama-must-defend-christian-values-192212780




If these guys had said that Obama must defend America's 1st Amendment values they would have had my and a lot of other peoples support.

I don't believe that this will win many elections for them.

BTW: if anyone can point out where it says in the U.S. Constitution that defending Christian values is the presidents job, I'd like to see it.

This sounds like a bunch of far right religious malarkey to me.




"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP

part of the 1st amendment is religious protections. that would include christian values.
 
part of the 1st amendment is religious protections. that would include christian values.

It is not Christian values we should defend though, but rather those values of freedom and not killing people. It is wrong to demand that we defend one set of religion-based values over any other. Had the call been to defend the values we set forth in our Constitution, that is very different than Christian values.
 
It is not Christian values we should defend though, but rather those values of freedom and not killing people. It is wrong to demand that we defend one set of religion-based values over any other. Had the call been to defend the values we set forth in our Constitution, that is very different than Christian values.

wrong religious freedoms are garenteed in the constutition which would include christian values. so yes they should be defende along with other religious freedoms.
if you don't think we should defend religious freedoms then that is a different argument.
 
wrong religious freedoms are garenteed in the constutition which would include christian values. so yes they should be defende along with other religious freedoms.
if you don't think we should defend religious freedoms then that is a different argument.

This has nothing to do with what values the politicians in the OP were calling to be defended. They were specifically call for Christian values, and only Christian values to be defended, over all others. There is no evidence that values that we uphold, such as condemning genocide or trafficking in persons or oppression of others, or promoting equality is only being defended when it is not Christians or that other values that are not general values like these are being defended over Christian values that have nothing to do with our nation's values. We are defending religious freedoms for all, but not all religious freedoms should be defended if those religious views involve killing or imprisoning people for reasons that violate values that are more important to us as a nation.
 
The article quotes Ralph Reed and Debbie Wasserman Shultz. Hahahahahahahaha
 
The article quotes Ralph Reed and Debbie Wasserman Shultz. Hahahahahahahaha

I agree, that's hilarious. :peace

It's sort of sad that an obvious scam artist and huckster like Ralph Reed can command an audience of serious republicans. I've been gone from the party for over a decade now, but I'd like to see it revived into something sensible. It won't happen when crooks like Reed are given a platform. It's particularly nauseating when a scam artist is heading up a conference devoted to faith issues.

And just to be balanced here, there are few on the democratic side I respect less than DWS - Lanny Davis would be one. I suspect she and Ralph could switch jobs and adopt the opposing position without losing a wink of sleep at night.
 
Obama use to go to church all the time. The preacher was a race-baiting nutjob but still. It at least proves he believes in God and is teaching his kids to do the same. Bet that just burns you libs up.

Not ... really? Couldn't care less, to be quite honest.
 
wrong religious freedoms are garenteed in the constutition which would include christian values. so yes they should be defende along with other religious freedoms.
if you don't think we should defend religious freedoms then that is a different argument.

What about Muslim values? That's a religion, and religious freedoms are guaranteed in the Constitution. Shouldn't Obama have to defend Muslim values as well?
 
Leading Republicans on Thursday insisted that America's leaders must do more to defend Christian values at home and abroad, blaming President Barack Obama for attacks on religious freedom as they courted religious conservatives expected to play a crucial role in the next presidential contest.

Read more of this article here: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-obama-must-defend-christian-values-192212780




If these guys had said that Obama must defend America's 1st Amendment values they would have had my and a lot of other peoples support.

I don't believe that this will win many elections for them.

BTW: if anyone can point out where it says in the U.S. Constitution that defending Christian values is the presidents job, I'd like to see it.

This sounds like a bunch of far right religious malarkey to me.




"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP

The religious right's power probably peaked in the 80's and has slowly been ebbing since then. My response to government and religion has always been government needs to stay out of religion. But government needs to ensure all people can practice their religion and worship in according to their religion anywhere and whenever they want.
 
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