Liberals want to ban the Bible

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The Republican Party acknowledged yesterday sending mass mailings to residents of two states warning that "liberals" seek to ban the Bible. It said the mailings were part of its effort to mobilize religious voters for President Bush.

The mailings include images of the Bible labeled "banned" and of a gay marriage proposal labeled "allowed." A mailing to Arkansas residents warns: "This will be Arkansas if you don't vote." A similar mailing was sent to West Virginians.

A liberal religious group, the Interfaith Alliance, circulated a copy of the Arkansas mailing to reporters yesterday to publicize it. "What they are doing is despicable,'' said Don Parker, a spokesman for the alliance. "They are playing on people's fears and emotions."

In an e-mail message, Christine Iverson, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, confirmed that the party had sent the mailings.

"When the Massachusetts Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriage and people in other states realized they could be compelled to recognize those laws, same-sex marriage became an issue,'' Ms. Iverson said. "These same activist judges also want to remove the words 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance."

The mailing is the latest evidence of the emphasis Republicans are putting on motivating conservative Christian voters to vote this fall. But as the appeals become public, they also risk alienating moderate and swing voters.

An editorial on Sept. 22 in The Charleston Gazette in West Virginia, for example, asked, "Holy Moley! Who concocts this gibberish?"

"Most Americans see morality more complexly," the editorial said. "Many think a higher morality is found in Christ's command to help the needy, prevent war and pursue other humanitarian goals. Churchgoers of this sort aren't likely to believe childish allegations that Democrats want to ban the Bible."

In statement, Senator John Edwards, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, said President Bush "should condemn the practice immediately and tell everyone associated with the campaign to never use tactics like this again."

Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, called the mailings an ugly contrast to Mr. Bush's public statements. Although the president has called for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, he often emphasizes the need for tolerance as well.

"The president takes more or less the high road and his henchman and allies on the right have been let loose to conduct these ugly, divisive smear campaigns," Mr. Foreman said. "It is wedge politics at its worst."

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/24/politics...cBa0nHa4jDwogaA

[CarolinaTiger 0]

i heard a little about this but didn't see much about it on the news.

wonder how come the DNC hasn't come out refuting the charges...

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A liberal religious group, the Interfaith Alliance, circulated a copy of the Arkansas mailing to reporters yesterday to publicize it. "What they are doing is despicable,'' said Don Parker, a spokesman for the alliance. "They are playing on people's fears and emotions."

When I see a Liberal admitting that the usual electioneering of the Dems is "despicable" then I might pay more attention.

You know it is getting near the election when the Dems play the usual cards: Race Card, Starve the old people card, poison the water of everybody but themselves card, pollute the air of everybody but themselves card, destroying union jobs card, etc.

It is to the point of predictable now with the Dems and yet no one on the Left ever admits just how silly the talking points are. And yet the Dems run them every cyucle, in every election , in every state, city, and county.

[AURainman 6]

I told an acquaintance the other day that I was a Republican.

He said, no joke, "Oh, well you must not care about the environment."

I said, "Yeah, and I like to push old people down the stairs too!!"

[AURaptor 1,125]

AURainman..i bet dollars to donuts that aquaintance who you informed that you are a Republican can't cite one negative thing on the enviroment that has come from any of Bush's policies. It's a horrific stereo type and a flat out distortion that the GOP doesn't 'care' for the envioroment. The Dems are getting away w/ lies ( once again). Next time anyone makes such a charge against the GOP, ask them to cite some specifics.

[TexasTiger 12,969]

i heard a little about this but didn't see much about it on the news.

wonder how come the DNC hasn't come out refuting the charges...

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They can't refute it. Everyone knows that in every state the Dems control the Bible has been banned. And when the Dems controlled Congress for 40 years there were no Bibles to be found anywhere, unless you were very sneaky. Bill Clinton burned Bibles at the witches and warlocks meetings he and Hillary attended right after killing Vince Foster.