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October 29, 2006

Theo-Conservatives Weakening GOP

A website I discovered recently, Faith in Public Life, lists daily links to articles that address the role of religion on politics. I found this article particularly well-worth recommending. Some highlights:

- Several Republicans are abandoning the party over theocratic influences. One of these is the former chairman of the Kansas GOP, John Parkinson, who joined the Democrats to run for lieutenant governor. His reasoning: "I'd reached a breaking point. I want to work on relevant issues and not on a lot of things that don't matter."

- A Washington Post/ABC poll shows 10% of Republicans will be voting Democratic. The Pew Research Center says only 37% of moderate and liberal Republicans care whether the GOP controls Congress, and 46% of this group feels theo-conservatives have "gone too far in imposing their religious values."

- Dick Armey, the former Republican leader in the House, said "[James] Dobson and his gang of thugs are real nasty bullies."

Let's hope all this unrest in the GOP ranks results in a major effort to return some balance to the party.

Posted by Becky at October 29, 2006 12:12 PM