Saturday, February 4, 2012

The church of Obama

From Powerline, we see Michael Ramirez's work, which is spot on:
Perhaps this is why people are leaving the Democrat party if they value religion at all.
Even Jewish voters, who have traditionally been and remain one of the strongest Democratic constituencies, have moved noticeably in the Republican direction; Jewish voters favored the Democrats by a 52-point margin in 2008 but now prefer the Democratic Party by a significantly smaller 36-point margin. There has been less change in the partisanship of black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated, two other strongly Democratic groups. 
The analysis shows that across several religious groups, the move toward the GOP has been at least as large – if not more pronounced – among those under age 30 as among those 30 and older. White evangelicals under 30, for instance, are now more heavily Republican than those over 30 (82% vs. 69%); in 2008, by contrast, the partisan preferences of younger evangelicals closely matched those of evangelicals over age 30. And among white non-Hispanic Catholics under age 30, support for the GOP has increased from 41% in 2008 to 54% in 2011. 
  Though Nancy Pelosi claims Catholics support the administration's decision to force Catholics to provide birth control, of which abortion will be part: "I'm going to stand with my fellow Catholics in supporting the administration on this. I think it was a very courageous decision that they made and I support it." lots of Catholics and religious folk disagree, questioning the decision's constitutionality.
  And, of course, the birth control will be free.
  In a breathtaking insult to the spiritual intelligence of the religious community, Sebelius said this:
“This decision was made after very careful consideration, including the important concerns some have raised about religious liberty,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. “I believe this proposal strikes the appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventive services.”
  The administration gets to determine what "appropriate balance" is, a balance that has mystified those who have conscientious objections to abortion.

2 comments:

  1. I got a notion that future generations are going to view that video with amazement that intelligent people could elect such a windbag. It's Hitleresque.

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  2. It sure is, particularly considering everything he's done in his 3 years.

    We'll hope people will view it that way and not as a terrible harbinger.

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