social conservatives
One should be concerned about the World Congress of Families, not just because of what they say, but because of what they do: influence domestic and international policy.
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Bob McDonnell’s position on abortion is not incidental to his career as a politician; it’s central, and it’s also extreme.
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By turning any public policy matter into a question about trust and honesty, as they are now with health care reform, right-wing groups avoid any serious policy debate and damage their victims' credibility.
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Americans overwhelmingly gave their support to pro-choice, pro-prevention candidates and rejected anti-choice initiatives. Will the religious right get the message?
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President-elect Obama envisions a society that allows Americans to move past the division that has defined a generation of the most bitter politics, division that brought our government to a stalemate.
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Ken Silverstein and Max Blumenthal document the extremism fueling the rage on the far-right, while conservatives in the mainstream media whitewash it.
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The far-right's nasty tactics hit a new low in North Carolina but Kay Hagan hits back hard.
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Social conservatives cannot complain that their issues have not been heard in the 2008 campaign, in exactly the fashion they wanted.
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We must decide whether our democracy will be stronger moving forward articulating values where government remains neutral, ensuring rights, safety and providing reliably accurate information based on facts; or by putting the full force of the federal government behind one narrow interpretation of one religious ideology.
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We all view life as sacred. We all view love and sexuality as sacred. We all know and respect the importance of transitions at birth and death. We rejoice in each, as we rejoice in each other. We celebrate life. We want it to be better for everyone. So if we agree on so many goals, maybe the only choice in this election are the tactics and strategies we think will best help us reach them.
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