http://iowaindependent.com/19773/ifpc-criticizes-secular-republicans Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://iowaindependent.com/19773/ifpc-criticizes-secular-republicans/comment-page-1#comment-24526 NathanPralle Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:27:04 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19773#comment-24526 Bryan English is an idiot and Gross had the exact right idea. You don't have to give up your religious ideals, ethics, or morals to be a part of the GOP, but neither should you have to gain any or subscribe to them. Leave religion out of it, people -- you can have your conservative politics, restrained economics, limited social agenda without referring everyone to a local preacher for guidance. It's a huge crutch to the GOP to have this stigma placed upon them -- heck, I would happily subscribe to some of the conservative points but I would NEVER allow myself to be associated with the thickly-religious right and their exclusivisms. The GOP is big enough to encompass both the "religious conservative" and the "secular conservative" if you all choose to ignore the entire issue and just concentrate on politics for once. Bryan English is an idiot and Gross had the exact right idea. You don't have to give up your religious ideals, ethics, or morals to be a part of the GOP, but neither should you have to gain any or subscribe to them. Leave religion out of it, people — you can have your conservative politics, restrained economics, limited social agenda without referring everyone to a local preacher for guidance. It's a huge crutch to the GOP to have this stigma placed upon them — heck, I would happily subscribe to some of the conservative points but I would NEVER allow myself to be associated with the thickly-religious right and their exclusivisms. The GOP is big enough to encompass both the “religious conservative” and the “secular conservative” if you all choose to ignore the entire issue and just concentrate on politics for once.

]]> http://iowaindependent.com/19773/ifpc-criticizes-secular-republicans/comment-page-1#comment-19586 NathanPralle Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:27:04 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19773#comment-19586 Bryan English is an idiot and Gross had the exact right idea. You don't have to give up your religious ideals, ethics, or morals to be a part of the GOP, but neither should you have to gain any or subscribe to them. Leave religion out of it, people -- you can have your conservative politics, restrained economics, limited social agenda without referring everyone to a local preacher for guidance. It's a huge crutch to the GOP to have this stigma placed upon them -- heck, I would happily subscribe to some of the conservative points but I would NEVER allow myself to be associated with the thickly-religious right and their exclusivisms. The GOP is big enough to encompass both the "religious conservative" and the "secular conservative" if you all choose to ignore the entire issue and just concentrate on politics for once. Bryan English is an idiot and Gross had the exact right idea. You don't have to give up your religious ideals, ethics, or morals to be a part of the GOP, but neither should you have to gain any or subscribe to them. Leave religion out of it, people — you can have your conservative politics, restrained economics, limited social agenda without referring everyone to a local preacher for guidance. It's a huge crutch to the GOP to have this stigma placed upon them — heck, I would happily subscribe to some of the conservative points but I would NEVER allow myself to be associated with the thickly-religious right and their exclusivisms. The GOP is big enough to encompass both the “religious conservative” and the “secular conservative” if you all choose to ignore the entire issue and just concentrate on politics for once.

]]> http://iowaindependent.com/19773/ifpc-criticizes-secular-republicans/comment-page-1#comment-18656 Nathan Pralle Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:27:04 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=19773#comment-18656 Bryan English is an idiot and Gross had the exact right idea. You don't have to give up your religious ideals, ethics, or morals to be a part of the GOP, but neither should you have to gain any or subscribe to them. Leave religion out of it, people -- you can have your conservative politics, restrained economics, limited social agenda without referring everyone to a local preacher for guidance. It's a huge crutch to the GOP to have this stigma placed upon them -- heck, I would happily subscribe to some of the conservative points but I would NEVER allow myself to be associated with the thickly-religious right and their exclusivisms. The GOP is big enough to encompass both the "religious conservative" and the "secular conservative" if you all choose to ignore the entire issue and just concentrate on politics for once. Bryan English is an idiot and Gross had the exact right idea. You don't have to give up your religious ideals, ethics, or morals to be a part of the GOP, but neither should you have to gain any or subscribe to them. Leave religion out of it, people — you can have your conservative politics, restrained economics, limited social agenda without referring everyone to a local preacher for guidance. It's a huge crutch to the GOP to have this stigma placed upon them — heck, I would happily subscribe to some of the conservative points but I would NEVER allow myself to be associated with the thickly-religious right and their exclusivisms. The GOP is big enough to encompass both the “religious conservative” and the “secular conservative” if you all choose to ignore the entire issue and just concentrate on politics for once.

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