tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post5069599073353054616..comments2024-01-29T22:15:00.519-05:00Comments on Mod-Blog: Christianity Today Interviews ObamaWardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03233407619762435670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-24022274591658925082008-01-24T14:16:00.000-05:002008-01-24T14:16:00.000-05:00I agree Obama does not yet really understand the E...I agree Obama does not yet really understand the Evangelical and Republican Pro-Life positions, and has not address where his "facts" differ from ours.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I think Obama has a unique opportunity to reach across the divide here and attract some Evangelicals to his side. He is a man who appears to take his faith seriously, and who informs his actions from a Biblical moral viewpoint. If he could find a way to effectively create a middle ground on the abortion issue, it would go a long way toward changing the dynamic between Republicans and Democrats.<BR/><BR/>And after much thought, I think the solution is to devolve the abortion debate back to the states, and form a coalition setting basic rules for what states can do. No restrictions for rape, incest, and life of the mother allowed. Any state is allowed to ban all abortions or some portion of them for other cases. No state is required to ban abortions overall, and the only cases which the Federal level can speak on are morally repugnant methods like partial-birth abortion. No state is allowed to require doctors to perform abortions. And law enforcement will allow women to cross state lines to follow their own consciences.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I doubt this coalition can truly be built. But I think if Obama could work something like this out - or if Rudy Guiliani could, or if John McCain could, or even if Hillary Clinton could - they would prove they truly represent "change" and are ready to be president.Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419122266777226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-44417905637489653572008-01-24T12:54:00.000-05:002008-01-24T12:54:00.000-05:00On another blog someone said that after reading th...On another blog someone said that after reading the same speech he came away with the same reaction. It was a very well phrased, intelligent sounding, compassionate sounding re-assertion of typical pro-choice rhetoric.<BR/><BR/>Which unfortunately is true, and tends to happen with most of Obama's policy decisions. He affirms traditional liberal positions in a new, less offensive way."Nick"https://www.blogger.com/profile/06155986199115437170noreply@blogger.com