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Been reading the BBC's summary of manifestos, and despairing quietly.
There are several parties standing as 'Chrisitan' parties. Are they campaigning for social justice, redistribution of wealth, peace and co-operation? No - they're mostly 'pro-life' (to the point of being anti-euthanasia - and even anti-abortion stances have no place in government because they Really Don't Work - and also with the trying to ban various avenues of research), one of them is 'campaigning for the Christian faith to be included in the preamble of the proposed EU constitution', taking away the right of children to keep some things secret from their parents and anti-gay-marriage. You know, the most pressing issues of the day.
'Operation Christian Vote' particularly makes me want to smash things. It sounds like it started as such a good idea - a campaign to make sure Christians were registered to vote, like many other groups have - and then grew into one of the worst examples of a 'Christian' political party I've seen.
Maybe I'm just overheated. Also, I should get dressed and wander off.
There are several parties standing as 'Chrisitan' parties. Are they campaigning for social justice, redistribution of wealth, peace and co-operation? No - they're mostly 'pro-life' (to the point of being anti-euthanasia - and even anti-abortion stances have no place in government because they Really Don't Work - and also with the trying to ban various avenues of research), one of them is 'campaigning for the Christian faith to be included in the preamble of the proposed EU constitution', taking away the right of children to keep some things secret from their parents and anti-gay-marriage. You know, the most pressing issues of the day.
'Operation Christian Vote' particularly makes me want to smash things. It sounds like it started as such a good idea - a campaign to make sure Christians were registered to vote, like many other groups have - and then grew into one of the worst examples of a 'Christian' political party I've seen.
Maybe I'm just overheated. Also, I should get dressed and wander off.
