Simple answer: HECK NO!
Detailed explanation: Rick Santorum is a real person with real values in a nearly valueless society. That is the issue. Some people might think he is old fashioned or dorky in his sweater vest, but he is a grassroots social Conservative. Over the years, we have heard his beliefs spoken, and they, frankly, are biblical stands against the “sexual freedom” that has evolved since the 60′s. While there are behaviors that are personally and socially destructive, as you may recall, the bible is also big on “loving your neighbor.” There is a separation, admittedly some religious folk fail to observe, which commands the loving (compassion, caring) of each individual, even those whose behavior we may find unacceptable. The same holds true for an elected official. While we may disagree with a behaviors, the individual is still endowed with the same unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The SAME rights – not special rights!
The foundation of Santorum’s beliefs rise from his deep respect for LIFE. “In a 2008 campaign forum, Pastor Rick Warren asked, “at what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?” Obama answered, “Well, you know, I think that whether you’re looking at it from a theological perspective or a science perspective, answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade.” But as an Illinois State Senator, Barack Obama articulated a very clear view of when a baby was granted rights. He was the only senator to vote against the Born Alive Infants Protection Act in committee; legislation that protected babies who survived an abortion and were born alive. He was the only senator to speak against it on the senate floor.”
“By contrast, millions of Americans, including myself, know what we think about human life and marriage. We know not only what we think but why we believe what we believe. We know that some truths are bigger than the next election and should not shift with political consultants’ advice. And among those great, enduring, and foundational truths, I believe, are life and marriage.” MORE HERE
“Rick Santorum has been a national leader on pro-life issues with a clear record of results. He has a broad and impressive record when it came to defending the dignity of every human life, especially the most vulnerable among us. In the U.S. Senate, he authored two of the priority pro-life efforts that were signed into law by President George W. Bush – the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act and the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. He cosponsored and strongly supported numerous other bills that defended unborn victims of violence, ensured state laws on parental consent are observed by neighboring states, and championed legislation to protect the conscious rights of individuals and health care providers so they need not choose between their work and their moral principles. He steadfastly opposed the federal funding of abortion and supported President Reagan’s Mexico City Policy (abandoned by President Clinton and President Obama) that kept U.S. taxpayer dollars from going to organizations that perform or promote abortion overseas.” (from MORE INFO HERE)
President Obama, the MSM, and the Progressive-liberal left, and even some within the GOP have a mistrust for Santorum because he is not a party puppet. He has his own ideas about which he is quite passionate. Among these is a deep devotion for the documents that define our nation: The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution, Santorum describes as the “Operator’s Manual.” it is the how-to for our Constitutional Republic. It defines the rights of freedom the Declaration states. The Words within the Declaration, however, establish our right to FREEDOM, our rights as endowed by our Creator to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is not the government that bought us freedom. It was not another nation that allowed us our freedom. It was our Creator – the Creator of all men, who created us all equally endowed with certain unalienable rights which no man ought to wrestle from our hands.
“In positions of power, we need men and women of character, willing to stand up and defend what they think is right and to level with the American people. America is hungry for leadership. I have found everywhere I go across this great land that people appreciate it if they know you’re the kind of man they can trust to tell the truth on important issues even if they do not agree with you on every issue.
Marriage is a society’s life blood. Not everybody can or will marry, but all of us (married or not) depend on marriage in a unique way. Marriage is foundational: it creates and sustains not only children but civilization itself. This is an institution which protects our liberty.
A president who, after thousands of years of human history, a Harvard law degree, and four years in the White House, cannot tell us with certainty what he thinks marriage or life is, is not worthy of the trust of the American people or a second term in office. It is time for leadership in America. It is time again to stand for self-evident foundational truths.” MORE HERE
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