Comments on: Straw Poll on the Issues

By: raisedvoice68

raisedvoice68 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:06 +0000

Why does the Family Research Council side with the Conservatives when discussing the issues? Moreover, why does the Family Research Council look at things in terms of Republicans and Democrats? I thought this was a bipartisan organization, one that recognizes the added value in both approaches/mindsets.

In this day and age, being conservative is not right. American families have real needs, needs that often require liberal interventions. We must never forget the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Take care, and God bless.

raisedvoice68
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By: JOW

JOW — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:23:36 +0000

I am against abortion, but I find it very interesting that Abortion, Gay Marriage, and Stem Cell Research are the top 3 concerns of Christian values voters.

You would think increasing income inequality, ending the military occupation of Iraq, preventing a war with Iran, and abuses to our constitutional democracy would atleast make it into the top ten concerns. Am I missing something. Maybe I’m just not that right kind of values voter?

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:05:40 +0000

I am shocked to see that no one has mentioned Ron Paul. The media has black-balled him because the AICPAC war people can’t control his views. He doesn’t need their money. He has raised three million dollars just today!!! In fact his diplomatic approach to world affairs would be better for the poor Israelis who have been at war for 50 years thanks to the warmongers in this country who do not have to live with the ongoing strife. Good people, consider Dr. Paul. The more you know about him the better you will like him. Huckabee is a lovely man but we need more radical change than he would promote. Dr Paul is now third choice of the value voters on CNN and he has had no publicity at all. He will move up because he stands for true American values. Watch him in the primaries!!!

By: tsmith

tsmith — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:50:40 +0000

All of the people in that poll are Ron Paul voters! http://www.ronpaul2008.com Hope for America.

By: Lon Clay Hill

Lon Clay Hill — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:34:23 +0000

In Matthew 25 Jesus is quoted as saying that when someone is hungry and he is fed, when someone is thirsty and he is given drink, when someone is naked and he is clothed, and when someone is sick or imprisoned and he is visited – that in these cases what you do to the least of these victims determines how you should be judged. It is apparent from most of your public pronouncements as well as in this straw poll that the poor, hungry, and imprisoned are not a priority for your group. So why should others call your Christians??

By: Suricou Raven

Suricou Raven — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:28:38 +0000

“They even put in tax cuts twice, once with a very unprofessional poll question “permanent tax relief for families”.”

I would assume the ‘perminant’ means the making perminant of various temporary tax cuts. Because, as any accountant will tell you, the best way to handle a bottom line in the red is to reduce income. The ‘families’ part is just trying to trigger the conservative voting reflex. Its a key phrase that makes many conservatives vote without thought, just like ‘environment’ or ‘freedom’ will for liberals. Package even the most complicated issue up as ‘pro-family’ and you can be sure that people who have no idea what you are talking about will still vote in support.

By: Suricou Raven

Suricou Raven — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:22:13 +0000

I can understand the interest in abortion. That, at least, is a ‘real’ issue – lives are at stake here, no matter youe definition of life. There are matters of civil rights to debate and weigh up – who gets them, who doesn’t, what are they, and most importantly of all, how to handle the situations when the rights of one individual are in conflict with the rights of another. *That* is an issue worth getting involved with – whichever side you side with, its a cause of importance.

But gay marriage? Thats just an invented scare to get votes. Other than the gays who may or may not get to marry, noone is affected by it at all. All the talk of ‘marriage under attack’ is meaningless rambling designed to turn a simple matter of equal rights into a precieved culture war of Christians vs Evil – never mind that the enemy as described doesn’t really exist.

Regarding the ‘founded on the bible’ claim, I am reminded of all the times I have heard people claim that US law is somehow built upon the ten commandments – a claim which, every time I hear it, makes me wonder if the person making this claim has ever read the ten and tried to count how many are actually part of US law.

By: Mazy

Mazy — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:25:02 +0000

Ditto to every “value” expressed above concerning, war, poverty, healthcare, border and port security, etc.

Let’s see:

Pro-Life but Pro War (how many babies are aborted each year by your wars)? Oh that’s right…they’re not American babies, so they don’t count.

Anti-Gay but how many of you “straight” men are hiding your sexual activities? Why are you afraid of gays? How many divorces in your church are attributed to the gay lifestyle?

If I walked into any or all of the mega churches in the U.S. today and asked, “What percentage of your followers are Republican?” and the results were less than 98%, I would be shocked! Therefore, we can conclude that your churches are nothing more than political and social organizations and should not be tax exempt!

BEWARE THE WOLF IN SHEPHERD’S CLOTHING!!!

By: james ryan

james ryan — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:10:03 +0000

It’s interesting to read down this list and see how the emphasis changes. I wonder if it is a leading indicator of where the sentiment of the “values” voter is going.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:09:51 +0000

Everyone votes based on their values. From the list given above, it seems that the priorities and values of the FRC are a little out of the mainstream of what most people are worried about. They even put in tax cuts twice, once with a very unprofessional poll question “permanent tax relief for families”. This poll is meaningless except that it shows the bias of the FRC. By the way, the ideological fanaticism of Bush republicans in solving every economic problem with tax cuts leads to higher national debt and slower economic growth. Here is analysis that proves it:

http://www.cbpp.org/9-27-06tax.htm

from the center on budget and policy priorities.

I am a Mormon, and do consider myself a Christian. Among Christ’s strongest priorities while he was on the earth was helping and ministering to the poor, the downtrodden, and sinners. By setting the right government and budget priorities, we can vote for policies that help the poor. None of the priorities listed above would do any of that.