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The Radical Right, Again Attacking Families
For the second time in less than a month, radical right leaders (those champions of family values) have used the family of a political candidate as a target for attack. In late July it was the shameful questioning of the sexual orientation of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland and his wife. The most recent attack has taken place in Arkansas at the hands of the American Family Association. Rep. Snyder's wife is a Methodist minister, but because she doesn't subscribe to their intolerant world-view, she's a target for smear. Check out a post over at Faith in Public Life for the AFA email.
The AFA can't come right out and campaign against Rep. Snyder, so they attack his wife's theology to fire up their base as election season approaches. As usual, the willingness of these groups to manipulate religion for partisan gain seems to know no bounds. |
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