How to vote like God
A follow-up: I mentioned a couple of posts ago about the issues guide that I picked up at my church. I decided I'd jot down the highlights of what values they were talking about, together with stances on each and a few Biblical passages in support thereof. I would gather that this would not be what people think of when they think of Christian
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Strengthen marriage and families. Our society should commit to policies that promote education and action on reducing teen pregnancy, strengthening marriage and family formation, in-home parenting coaching and support, encouraging responsible fatherhood, preventing the abuse and neglect of children, and reducing and preventing domestic violence. Strengthening families must become a personal and national priority without scapegoating gays and lesbians for the breakdown of the family.
The emphasis for this pamphlet seems to be reframing the issues, which is something that conservatives have traditionally been good at since the Goldwater days (estate taxes become "death taxes", restricting women's health choices becomes "pro-life", and so on). Turning it around on them is something that should be done as much as possible, and something I try to instruct Green candidates to do. One can be entirely truthful and straightforward about our agenda and still put it in a way that resonates with more conservative voters. An example: "I believe in family values. Too often, American families are stressed by rising taxes, soaring health costs, and a lack of child care options. That's why I favor progressive taxes which place the burden on those who can pay rather than lower- and middle-class families, a comprehensive single-payer health care plan that covers everyone, and tax credits for companies that provide child care for their employees."
I'll explain about Peter Camejo some other time. Needless to say, he and I don't see eye to eye on all that much - as he believes in practically none of the above.
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