The allegations that she is a fundamentalist zealot are so outrageous, its just jealousy.
On Sep 10, 8:19 pm, mike532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > altogether now lets pray for an oil well ! > > On Sep 10, 3:24 am, mike532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sarah Palin: A Gidget for God's > > Truthhttp://www.truthout.org/article/sarah-palin-a-gidget-gods-truth > > > "The Constitution established the United States of America as a > > Christian nation," declared John McCain back in September 2007. With > > his vice-presidential pick of Governor Sarah Palin, he has found a > > winsome soul mate who is even more of a Christian nationalist, eager > > to use government to impose her religious views on the rest of us. > > > Palin's stance on abortion illustrates her approach. As she > > proudly declares, she sees the Bible as literally true, which leads > > her to believe that aborting a fetus is murder. That position > > contradicts our long history of common and statutory law. She then > > goes on to conclude that government should severely punish anyone who > > has an abortion or performs one, even in the case of rape or incest. > > She also opposes stem cell research. > > > McCain hears God less extremely, but the Republican platform > > echoes Palin, and if she ever became president, she would feel > > completely justified in making her religious belief a litmus test for > > appointees to the Supreme Court. > > > Her attitude toward gays and lesbians is similar, though observers > > in both the gay press and corporate media have misrepresented the > > firmness of her convictions. The confusion stems from a legal suit > > that some same-sex couples filed in 1999, arguing that Alaska had no > > right to deny domestic partners of state employees the same health and > > pension benefits that the state gave to married spouses. The case made > > its way to Alaska's Supreme Court, which ruled in 2005 that the state > > could not discriminate against the domestic partners. > > > In the political firestorm that followed, the Alaska legislature > > passed a bill forbidding state officials to pay the benefits. Alaska's > > attorney general then declared the bill unconstitutional, and the > > newly inaugurated Governor Palin felt legally obliged to veto it. But, > > she loudly proclaimed her opposition to spousal benefits for domestic > > partners and signed a separate bill calling for a state referendum, > > which she said would lay the groundwork for overturning the state > > Supreme Court ruling. > > > She also declared her long-time opposition to same-sex marriage, a > > position she had displayed as early as 1998 when she enthusiastically > > backed a constitutional amendment to ban the practice in Alaska. > > > "I believe that honoring the family structure is that important," > > she told the Anchorage Daily News in 2006. She was "not out to judge > > anyone and has good friends who are gay." But, she explained, her > > opposition grew out of her strong religious views. > > > Palin's religious convictions, and her willingness to use the > > power of government to force them on others, has won strong backing > > from far-right groups, such as James Dobson's Focus on the Family, the > > Family Research Council, Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, and the > > Council for National Policy, the normally secretive network of right- > > wing preachers, political operatives, and fat cats who have been a > > major force in the Republican Party ever since they backed Ronald > > Reagan for president. > > > These overlapping groups view homosexual acts as "an abomination" > > and have led the fight against what Dr. Dobson calls "the radical > > Homosexual agenda." Focus on the Family will soon bring to Anchorage a > > conference on "curing homosexuality" through the power of prayer, an > > event that Palin's hometown church in Wasilla is actively promoting. > > > In the same vein, Palin has opposed extending hate crime laws to > > protect gays and lesbians, called for teaching creationism in public > > schools, and - as mayor of Wasilla - looked into banning books from > > the public library because they contained inappropriate language. > > > She described the building of a $30 billion natural gas pipeline > > in Alaska as "God's will," which she would work to carry out as > > governor. > > > She supports the presence of US troops in Iraq as a "task that is > > from God." > > > And she has told colleagues that Christ will return within her > > lifetime, which raises questions about what sort of Armageddon she has > > in mind. > > > However absurd one finds all this, Palin's religious convictions > > should normally remain her own private concern. But her eagerness to > > use public office to enforce and implement what she believes makes her > > beliefs a matter of enormous public importance. > > > If you don't believe me, just listen to the enormous support Palin > > is receiving from Dr. Dobson, "End Time" author Tim La Haye, and > > others on the Christian right. Dobson once swore he would never vote > > for John McCain. He now calls McCain's choice of Palin "outstanding" > > and is promising his enthusiastic support. > > > Sarah Palin is their gal, and if she is elected vice president, > > these warriors of God could find themselves only a heartbeat away from > > their long-held goal of turning America into an ultra-rightwing > > Christian nation. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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