Dear Maryland Friend,I just love that ending. It's like me saying,
I hope you'll take a few moments to read this important and very timely update ... and then forward it to friends, family and fellow church members.
In just a few days, Maryland voters will be going to the polls to elect new leaders, and I have reason to be both very concerned and very hopeful about where your candidates for U.S. Senate stand on the biggest moral issues of our day—life and marriage.
Let me be specific: One of your candidates—Congressman Ben Cardin—is a die-hard supporter of abortion. For more than a decade, he has maintained a 100-percent voting record from the pro-abortion group NARAL and from Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the world.
What does a perfect pro-abortion voting record look like? Ben Cardin supports abortion through all nine months of pregnancy and even favors the ghastly practice of partial-birth abortion. He voted against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (also known as "Laci and Conner's Law"), and he faithfully supports making you, the taxpayer, pay for abortions! It's hard to get any more pro-abortion than that!
Is there any doubt that Mr. Cardin will listen to his pro-abortion financiers when it comes to confirming judges to the U.S. Supreme Court? There shouldn't be. The liberal-led filibusters against judicial nominees have been based almost entirely on one thing—where those judges stand on abortion. Indeed, Rep. Cardin announced he would have voted against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who indicated a willingness to challenge pro-abortion precedents.
But what about Ben Cardin's stance on marriage? The answer to that question depends on whether you believe his words or his actions. He says he believes in traditional marriage, but he hasn't lifted a finger to protect it. In fact, he has done just the opposite by opposing the very measures that would defend it against the attacks of gay radicals and activist judges.
In both 2004 and 2006, Mr. Cardin had the chance to demonstrate his commitment to traditional marriage, but instead he chose to vote against the federal Marriage Protection Amendment. Further, he even voted against the Marriage Protection Act, which would have taken simple steps to protect marriage.
Consequently, the Human Rights Campaign—the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy organization—has given significant campaign cash to Ben Cardin in each of the past three elections.
Fortunately, your other Senate candidate, Lt. Governor Michael Steele, has a much better track record, particularly on the sanctity of human life and marriage.
When it comes to life, there's no guessing where he stands. Michael Steele has repeatedly given his commitment to pro-life policies, from abortion to embryonic stem-cell research. Equally important, Lt. Gov. Steele's commitment to defending marriage from redefinition has been clear. He unequivocally supports the Marriage Protection Amendment that would keep liberal courts and radical gay activists from hijacking the institution of marriage.
Finally, when it comes to judges, who have triggered many of the problems on these issues, Steele has clearly underscored the need for judges who will interpret the law rather than make it. This effort to reform the out-of-control judiciary will outlast any politician and is critical to our nation's survival.
With this information in mind, what can you do?
First, please contact both candidates and let them know how you feel about the sanctity of life and the protection of traditional marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Specifically, encourage Michael Steele to continue his support for the sanctity of life and traditional marriage. And please urge Ben Cardin to renounce his pro-abortion and pro-homosexual marriage positions.
Second, if you have friends, family or fellow church members who feel as you do and who may benefit from this information, please forward this e-mail to them.
Don't let the abortion industry and advocates of homosexual marriage have their way in Maryland. Make your voice heard!
Sincerely,
James C. Dobson, Ph.D.
Founder and Chairman
P.S. In addition to contacting the candidates about their positions, please do everything within your power to vote. There is so much riding on this election, you cannot afford to sit this one out!
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"Brandon Zewiwoewlkjwe is a child molestor. He is running for the Senate. Do you want to vote for child molestors? Contrariwise, David Qwsewepoqkeoq is a defender of children and loves them.Perhaps Dobson needs to go re-familiarize himself with the 9th Commandment and Jesus' passioinate and multiple warnings against religious hypocrites. He broke the law. Tax his organization. There is no "tax shelter" for a religious organization that supports candidates.
NOTHING IN THAT STATEMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ENDORSEMENT OF EITHER CANDIDATE"
It is far past time to expose these right-wing nutjobs when they clearly break the law. I so look forward to putting this self-described "Moral Majority" back where they belong -- freely feeding people their bullshit religion from pulpits, rather than sucking from the teat of government and being a tool thereof. Rebuilding the wall of separation will take some time, but it is an absolute necessity to the health and long-term wellbeing of our country's future.
Let the mystics and their ramblings be forever kept separate from our country's politics:
Keep the church and state forever separate.Amen, brother.
(Ulysses S. Grant, 1875, Leo Pfeffer, Church, State, and Freedom, 1967, p. 337)
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