Christian Conservative Leaders Threaten Third Party Run pt. 1

This election is going to be hell for the Republicans. Not only do they not have a candidate, but they do not have their typically unified base. The Christian Conservatives, instrumental in every modern Republican victory, don’t have a candidate they can get behind.

Newsweek spoke to Richard Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. He spoke about the GOP’s problem with evangelical voters, and whether or not the Christian Right plans on running an independent candidate.

The Republican Ralph Nader

As a leader at the highest levels of the religious right, what Mr. Land says, really indicates their movements motivations and methods.

First, he discussed what Rudy Giuliani could do to gain their support.

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He would [have to] say, number one, "I will only appoint strict constructionists, original-intent jurists to the federal judiciary." Strict constructionists by definition think that Roe v. Wade was an overreach and is a badly decided decision.

Which he’s already done, Land adds,

if he also said, "I will not veto any legislation that comes across my desk that restricts abortion. And if he were then to further say, "I will veto any legislation that comes to my desk that expands abortion rights …" If he did that he would mitigate the damage.

What’s interesting is that Land isn’t actually worried about the candidate’s views, just his actions. They are willing to support someone they disagree with, as long as their agenda gets promoted. How Christian of them.

Next time; Religious evaluation of Mitt Romney