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I think every Christian's under an obligation to change laws to reflect biblical values.
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-Darrel Reid, Conservative Party candidate from Richmond
This is the type of thing that worries me about a potential Conservative majority. Like it or not, people who come from the so-called "radical religious right" won many of the riding nominations for the Conservatives. They have been very effectively silenced by Harper during the campaign, but once they're in power, I have no doubt they will try to force their religious agenda on the rest of the country.
I think Harper personally is more of a fiscal conservative rather than a social one (although he is that too, to a certain extent), but it's the religious extremists in the party who concern me, not Harper.