Faith-based, pro-life left seeks political home, will vote Kerry

[wyldwolf]

for the record, I am pro-choice

It’s a good bet that the vast majority of the 300-plus Christian social activists who gathered in Washington May 23-25 will vote for John Kerry in November. The signs were evident.

Pro-life Democrats... are an “endangered species.” The Republican Party is “much less dismissive” of those -- such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudy Giuliani -- who dissent from the party’s general consensus on the issue. “The Democrats should be at least as ecumenical on abortion as the Republicans are,” said Wallis.

... When it comes to abortion... legislators have an obligation to those they represent; she had recently re-read former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo’s 1984 speech on the subject; politicians should be reluctant to impose their deeply held personal beliefs on others; Democrats have “a great respect for the dignity of life” as evidenced by their positions on war, the death penalty, and social justice.

“I don’t feel at home in either party,” said Bill Murray, a 61-year-old Quaker from Durham, N.C. Republicans “give lip service to the abortion thing,” while Democrats “are a little less tied into the corporate culture” that dominates American culture and politics, he said. On the issues, said Murray, he’s most comfortable with Ralph Nader, but he won’t be voting for the independent candidate. Such a vote could help re-elect Bush, said Murray.

Political homelessness notwithstanding, he’ll be voting for Kerry.

http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004b/060404/060404l.htm

[Feanorcurufinwe]

1. Interesting article, thanks for posting nt