Dem overtures to faithful are failing
Mood:  chatty
Topic: Lib Loser Stories

After the 2004 election humiliation, the Dems made a concerted effort to try to appeal to people of faith. It was clear to many at the time that this was lip-service and that the party's hostility torwards families, married people, parents, unborn babies, capitalism, business and the founding principals of the country, not to mention Western Judeo-Christian values and institutions was not going to change. Not surprisingly, the Dems are worse off among than ever.

Democrat's Religion Gap Grows

A new poll shows a widening "religion gap" for Democrats. The percentage of Americans who think the Democrats are friendly toward religion is plummeting even though their leaders are saying things like "religious and moral values are an antidote to teenage sex," as Hillary Clinton did at a New York gathering in January. Carroll Doherty of Pew Research has the findings.

"The percentage who says that Democrats are friendly to religion has gone from 40 percent last August to 29 percent in the current survey, which has to be worrisome to a lot of Democrats."

The Democratic National Committee hired a full time consultant to help them speak to people of faith but seem to be genuinely puzzled that their message of care for the poor is not resonating with religious Americans. Luis Miranda of the DNC seems to suggest that they are hoping you already share their beliefs but just not know it yet.

"You talk to some of these folks and they say, "Look, I'm pro-life. But if my neighbor gets herself in a fix, I don't know that I'd have anything to say about it if she felt that abortion was the right decision for her. Well you know, we would consider her pro-choice but she considers herself pro-life."

When Democrats talk of their religion they tend to refer to social issues like caring for the poor and providing adequate health care. But Gary Bauer of American Values contends the public generally "does not think that one party cares about the poor and the other party doesn't."

"That issue, I think, ends up then for voters of faith not being the kind of cutting edge issue that leads them to choose one party over the other."

He says if the Democrats really want to speak to people of faith, they need to stop being shills for radical pro-abortion and homosexual rights groups. Meanwhile, Miranda says the effort to reach out to people of faith will continue but the message will not change. Democrats lost the faith vote by almost 30 points in 2004.

Focus on the Family ~ Steve Jordahl ** Democrat's Religion Gap Grows