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Originally Posted by Matty81
Definitely don't think that Christians should refrain from public life, only that those in governance need to respect majority will regardless of their personal convictions and Ted Morton and that branch of the reformers don't represent anything near that. They're hardline American Conservative Missionaries who think they know better than many of us while their own country is in shambles, which we're seeing way too many of in Canada lately.
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See though, that right there is the issue. There's no proof that there is any hidden agenda, yet, the simple fact that several CPC candidates are Christians that don't believe in gay marriage or abortion is scary for people.
I remember when Obama was running for President, there was all this uproar that he is secretly a Muslim. It got to the point where he had to publicly come out and assure everyone that he is a Christian and that he regularly attends church. For my part, I didn't get it. Who gives a crap if he is Muslim or not? It's not like he was campaigning on the grounds of converting the US to Sharia law. Unless a candidate has indicated that they wish to invoke their personal religious beliefs, not voting for them because they are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, atheist, etc. is nothing but pure prejudice.
I'm wondering if this might be a tactic to appeal to those that would vote against the CPC simply to keep them from getting a majority.