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A handful of Christian Right activists have told God-o-Meter that Barack Obama will be much more difficult to demonize among religious conservatives than Barack Obama. You can smell that fear in an email briefing that Focus on the Family Action sent to supporters last night:<\/p>\n
If he emerges as the Democratic nominee, one of the critical jobs of Focus Action will be to uncover the real Barack Obama\u2014not the feel-good orator who speaks of \u201cchange\u201d and \u201chope,\u201d but the man who would be the most left-wing president in our nation\u2019s history. And we\u2019ll need your continued help to do so.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Indeed, the Christian Right is planning a concerted campaign to take the shine off the Illinois senator. A few highlights from the Focus Action alert:
\nObama: As extreme as they come on family issues<\/strong>
\nOn abortion, Obama\u2019s 100 percent lifetime voting record from Planned Parenthood and NARAL only begins to tell the story.
\n\u2022 While in the Illinois State Senate six years ago, Obama was the only senator to speak against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which protects babies who are born alive after a failed abortion. In other words, it prevents flat-out infanticide. A year later\u2014 while the U.S. Senate was passing Born Alive 98-0 \u2013 state Sen. Obama quietly killed an identical bill in the state committee he chaired!
\n\u2022 Not surprisingly, then, he also opposes the ban on partial-birth abortion and supports allowing minor girls to be transported across state lines for abortions without parental notice or consent.
\n\u2022 Perhaps most chilling is his avowed support for the Freedom of Choice Act, which, if signed into law, would threaten every pro-life law passed at the state and federal levels over the past 30 years.
\n\u2022 In addition, while the next president could effectively overturn Roe v. Wade with the right Supreme Court appointments, Obama is proudly committed to appointing judges who will uphold legal abortion. In fact, his judicial philosophy is typical of the radical left. He believes that judges can change the meaning of the Constitution at their discretion. Not surprisingly, he voted against the nominations of Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito.
\nHow about marriage and the homosexual agenda?<\/strong>
\n\u2022 First, he opposes the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). If given the chance by the liberal Congress, Obama will overturn DOMA, potentially forcing every state to recognize homosexual \u201cmarriages\u201d and guaranteeing that you and I pay federal benefits to support homosexual couples. Please note: Technically, he says he is \u201copposed\u201d to same-sex \u201cmarriage,\u201d but by standing against DOMA, he is standing against the only thing that prevents same-sex marriages from spreading state to state.
\n\u2022 Second, he has pledged to homosexual leaders that he will sign the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (forcing businesses to defend themselves against discrimination lawsuits should they not hire a particular candidate who then announces he or she is homosexual or transsexual). He also supports hate-crimes expansion (potentially putting churches at risk if they preach the truth about homosexuality).
\n\u2022 Then there\u2019s his support for teaching schoolchildren (in 2nd grade, no less) about
\nhomosexual relationships. He also wants to require women to register for the draft. And, as a state senator, he even refused to support a measure to stop sex businesses from opening near schools or places of worship!<\/p>\n
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