Defending single-issue voters
October 29th, 2008People who refuse to support pro-abortion candidates for public office often get a bum-rap as narrow and unsophisticated. Today, my sister wrote an articulate defense of these “single-issue” voters on her blog:
A pro-life friend recently mentioned that she was voting for Obama in spite of his pro-choice stance because she wasn’t just a single-issue voter.
My first thought upon hearing this was to defend my support for McCain by explaining that Obama’s pro-abortion stance would affect so many other areas . . . . But really, deep-down, I am a single-issue voter. While being a pro-life candidate alone won’t earn my vote, being pro-abortion automatically DISQUALIFIES them from my consideration.
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The fact that Obama wants to not only continue the brutal killing of unborn children, but also eliminate all laws that deter this injustice disqualifies him from my support. If abortion isn’t a defining moral issue, what is?
October 31st, 2008 at 8:15 am
Amen and Amen!
Justin Taylor had a great post on the topic too…http://theologica.blogspot.com/2008/10/ballot-box-blues.html#links
October 31st, 2008 at 8:28 am
Thanks, Janet, for the link. The You Tube video embedded in his post is heartbreaking.
November 1st, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I am with your sister…I wish there were more people like her around! I am ashamed to say though that I often am ashamed to admit I am at the heart of it a single issue voter because I want to come off as more sophisticated, etc. But really, what could be more sophisticated and important than caring about the rights of unborn human beings, right?!:)