By Jonathan Tallman




The other day while listening to the news, I heard the newly formed highly-religious Senator Obama claim that religion had been hijacked from far-right conservatives who capitalize on differences rather than similarities.  This may just be another vast right-wing conspiracy where conservatives are trying to derail Obama's campaign.  Like we haven't heard that before.  With all do respect Senator Obama, wake up!

I pondered where Obama would get this idea, and I guess in some essence he is right.  Religious people that attend Church on a weekly basis did vote for President Bush by a 61-30% margin in 2004.  The statistics of how much born-again Christians and Church-goers helped President Bush win reelection is astounding.  Now, the question remains, why would those lousy far-right conservatives in the Christian voting bloc vote for a lousy Republican over the "religious" Democrats?  The simple answer is,  look at what the national agenda is for the Democratic Party.

Here are the obvious reasons religious people wouldn't support Democrats:

1.  Democrats are supported by the ACLU.  One of the major goals of the ACLU has been to derail God from the public sector on all fronts.  They fight to get rid of God in the Pledge of Allegiance, take "In God We Trust" off our money, and not allow any reference to God to be allowed in our nation's schools,courts, and shopping centers.  One of the party's top donors wishes to completely rid God from every facet of the American way of life.  Democrats don't attempt to stand up for protecting God in these respects, either.

2.  Gay marriage.  The Church has been outspoken about gays and their lifestyle for some time now.  In the eyes of the Church, homosexual lifestyles are immoral.  Republicans wish to prevent the homosexual lifestyle from becoming part of the traditional family; Democrats wish to increase homosexualism throughout the American way of life.

3.  ABORTION!  Senator Obama, you are pro-choice, need I say more.  For those Democrats who can't figure out why religious, active church-goes would not support you, look at the most challenging issue of our time.  Overall, Christians believe that abortion is wrong, and that it should not be allowed.  Name five national Democratic leaders who are pro-life.  Do you have them yet?  Of course not.  It would take a lot of research to find that.  I am having trouble thinking of one at the moment.

So, Senator Obama and the Democratic leadership:  if you wish to get those "lousy church-goers" to support and vote for you, believe in God, publicily, and support those things that your heart tells you are right.  I am not saying that Democrats are not religious, but they are not devoted unashamedly publicly.  The fact is, Americans look for God in their everyday life, and they look for a candidate that believes in such.  Those Democrats who fear special interest groups like the ACLU who are controlling the party, will never have the audacity to support the Christian values our Founding Fathers built this nation upon.  Until the Democrats and Obama fix that, they shouldn't be counting on any majority religious vote anytime soon.