In the spirit of letting it all hang out about the trojan horses calling themselves Democrats…I submit a Daily Kos diary I wrote about a month ago. It was not crossposted here, and I think we need to stay on guard with these folks. I don’t want to hear about Judgement Day and my rights. This post also shows that Democrats for Life and Feminists for Life are working together.
From my DailyKos Diary July 26.
I want our Democrats to be very careful in allying with groups who want to control a woman’s right to choose. Those groups may be well-intended, and I am sure they help out a lot of women.
My fear is that we might be getting in over our heads without fully realizing how involved we are getting involved with less moderate Christian groups.
I found this speech by the then president of Democrats for Life. That is the group now pressuring Howard Dean to work with them, and many congress people are doing the same.
Here is the link to the speech and its referral to Judgement Day…an implication I don’t like. That is putting too much religion into politics. The speech is from 1997, and it shows that Democrats for Life is connected and works with Feminists for Life. It shows a moral judgement being made on those who have abortions. We need to be careful about that.
More below.
Speech by president of Democrats for Life
“Also at the booth will be literature from Feminists for Life of America. I serve as the state contact for Feminists for Life.
“Feminists for Life members are teaming with Crisis Pregnancy Centers to offer referrals and other information for the use of health clinics on college campuses. .
The Democrats for Life and Feminists for Life organizations are proof that all people can and should be pro-life.”
Now the part that even though I am a Christian I find offensive. It has a condemning tone and it intrudes religion into what should be private. Remember this is the president of Democrats for Life.
“So, my rallying cry for this rally is to call upon former Democrats who are pro-life to come back to the party, take your place, and make your opinion known. Democrats who are closet pro-lifers, I call upon you to stop being afraid to speak the truth. On Judgment Day you will not be asked if you are a follower of the Democratic platform, but if you were a follower of the word of God. A little political power is not worth becoming an accomplice to the murder of millions of babies.”
Here is the Democrats for Life website with Tim Roemer featured prominently.
Here is the Feminists for Life website with Jane Roberts featured prominently.
I have concerns. I think they are putting tremendous pressure on Howard Dean to not only welcome this group into the party but cede them great authority. I am not sure this is the right thing to do.
