Evangelical leaders insist they know how gay marriage affects their voters -- they'll stay home if politicians don't push for the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA). Last month, James Dobson, the influential founder of Focus on the Family, met privately with key Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Majority Leader John Boehner, to warn them about the political consequences of failing to promote issues like marriage. "If you forget us, we'll forget you," he said, according to a GOP House leadership aide. "It's the one issue I have seen that eclipses even the abortion issue among Southern Baptists," says Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13121953/site/newsweek/
2006-06-06 06:43:58 · 12 answers · asked by WWJB 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
what's the alternative...the demoncrats
2006-06-06 06:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by Black Fedora 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is a hot button issue.
Personally, religion has no place in politics and I'd be very happy if Christians would follow Jesus' advice: “Give to Cæsar what is Cæsar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
For that matter - religion should stay out of schools, too.
As the far right evangelical movement infiltrates the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, Americans are finding that many civil rights will be abolished.
Our private lives are now open to scrutiny by the religious right.
Let me ask you: is this any different from the way an Islamic country works?
Are we getting closer to a Taliban-type of government where religion is established by the state and all must submit?
2006-06-06 14:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by docscholl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politically, it would be a bad idea for the Republicans to forget the people, and the issues, that carried them toward a huge electoral victory two years ago.
Fortunately for them, the Democrats consistently drop the ball when it comes to wooing religious voters.
It does the Democrats no political favors when their national committee chairman accuses white Christians of never having earned an honest living, or when one of their leading US Senators brands as bigots anyone who opposes gay marriage.
2006-06-06 13:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The GOP, by using religious people has corrupted US politics. The US policy has become rather radicalized. EVERYONE should forget GOP for a while, and go for Democrats. They have a much balanced outlook on life and the world.
2006-06-06 13:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by sebekhoteph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The marriage ammendment is just a distraction while other dealing are going on.
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/06/06/0434242.shtml
2006-06-06 13:46:25 · answer #5 · answered by toneks83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious people need to wash their own windows and stop breaking everyone elses. Judgement is a sin!!!!!!!
2006-06-06 13:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by azgraywolf143 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious people should form your own "party". It's them and corrupt criminal CEOs that are ruining Lincoln's Party.
2006-06-06 13:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by Kookoo Bananas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Republicans are nazis the same goes to consevatives they're all facists and war mongers!
2006-06-06 13:47:27 · answer #8 · answered by roburo2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religous people should go and start their own party. Try electing pat robertson. yeah. that'll work.
tom
2006-06-06 13:46:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope...
It is time... I think for the GOP... to not be so singular in purpose.
2006-06-06 13:45:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋