Reasons to Vote Republican
This is just hilarious. Tip of the hat to Howie Luvzus for this one. Share this widely. It’s both funny and tragic–like the last 8 years. Note: The depiction of the evangelical leader opposed to abortion is an unfortunate stereotype and does nothing to advance the abortion debate. But the rest of this is funny.
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Michael L. Westmoreland-White, Ph.D. I live in Louisville, KY USA with my wife, Kate, and our two wonderful daughters. My wife, Kate, is a Baptist minister. Our daughters are Molly (’95) and Miriam (’99). I am a former soldier converted to gospel nonviolence and a once (and future?) academic theologian turned peace activist, author, and peace educator. Contact me at mlw-w@insightbb.com
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What’s so funny? I live with these people all around me. They’re serious.
I liked the video except for one thing: I am one of those evangelicals mocked because I oppose abortion. Still, that didn’t stop me from campaigning for Barak Obama.
I’m voting Democratic because I’m against all attempts to regulate partial birth abortion and because I agree with Barak Obama that the supreme court was WRONG to outlaw capital punishment for child rapists. I’m “consistently pro-death”. I’m a “seamless garment” Christian in reverse.
Go Obama!
Jonathan, I agree that the “evangelical leader” being mocked was not a cool part of an otherwise funny video. People oppose abortion for numerous reasons, some more persuasive than others. The same is true for those who support keeping abortion legal. As a (reluctantly) pro-choice person (because I believe all abortions are moral tragedies, but not all are morally evil choices in tragic situations), I find the “it’s my body” argument to be the weakest of pro-choice arguments.
However, I didn’t make the video. Nor did the Obama campaign.