interesting how liberals will invoke God and religion as a means to deflect criticism away from their big spending social welfare programs but they become decidedly agnostic/atheist when the subject is abortion or gay marriage.
Me?
I was just countering one blank statement with another.
It's interesting how consveratives do the same thing the other way around.
the Clinton defense. Everybody else has done it, so why can't I?
there are many examples of democrats "clinging to religion" when it suits their goals. Teleprompter Jesus' invoking the "bearing false witness" line of BS is one of the more egregious examples. What he's saying, basically, is that criticism of his healthcare reform is a sin.
I'm not a member of the religious right, and I do see the contradictions in some of their policies.
but do you not recognize Obama's brazen hypocrisy when he appeals to religious leaders to support his socialized medicine policies?
and you're right, I don't think it's the federal governments job to take care of people and provide social safety nets. That's the role of the states, as provided by the 10th Amendment.