Offensive Conservatives
By Lisa Fabrizio
November 20, 2008
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Again, many think that because McCain and Obama never fully discussed other issues important to conservatives, these will somehow magically fall off the political table. Not a chance. Just as Chief Justice Roberts calls the First Amendment a "command," so do we believe that its protection of religious freedom is sacrosanct.
Barack Obama is notoriously supportive of abortion in all of its vile forms. He has promised that, "The first thing I'd do as President is sign the Freedom Of Choice Act." As we all know, FOCA would erase all existing bans on abortion, and worse, force all those whose religious convictions now prevent the government from making them participants in this heinous practice, to toe the murderous line. The repercussions of this would be disastrous, even to Americans allowed to be born, as explained by Bill Donahue of the Catholic League: (web site)
[R]eligious liberty is enshrined in the First Amendment and cannot be trespassed upon lightly, and certainly not by abortion zealots. Those who support FOCA must realize that if Catholic hospitals are ever required to perform abortions, the bishops will close every one of them; no one would be hurt more than the poor.
The left must realize that we will fight legislation like FOCA with all our strength. For the past eight years we have been on defense; especially on the War in Iraq and the economy. But Conservatives are never more united and focused than when our Constitution and our values are under direct assault, as they will most certainly be in the next four years.
Let us take the offensive in the culture wars and leave the navel-gazing and hand-wringing to those paid to do it. Let us not worship the cult of personality as the Democrats do, but let our positions on the issues lead us instead. Let us, as Ronald Reagan said, be known for communicating great ideas.
In closing his article with a burst of wishful thinking, the Beeb writer opines that if Obama "steers clear of a social and cultural policy agenda, preferring to focus all efforts on the economy and foreign affairs, the Religious Right will have nothing much to react against." Those on the left assume that they will continue to have conservatives in a defensive position; let us prove them very wrong.
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Lisa Fabrizio is a columnist who hails from Connecticut. You may write her at mailbox@lisafab.com.
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