I'm a friend of god_of_belac's; he linked (approvingly) to your post. Focus is an evangelical group, not a fundamentalist group; this is an actual difference. I didn't call them "moderate" or claim they're at the center-point of their party. They are neither. But neither are progressives.
You're also misrepresenting their positions, at least as I understand them. I don't see anything about them banning birth control (as opposed to banning certain forms of birth control, which they do favor). I haven't seen any "advocacy" of hate speech against gays either, though I suspect I have a stricter standard for what constitutes "hate speech" than you do. And I vehemently disagree that it's "extreme" or even inappropriate to advocate political positions based on your religious views.
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Date: 2008-08-26 06:44 pm (UTC)You're also misrepresenting their positions, at least as I understand them. I don't see anything about them banning birth control (as opposed to banning certain forms of birth control, which they do favor). I haven't seen any "advocacy" of hate speech against gays either, though I suspect I have a stricter standard for what constitutes "hate speech" than you do. And I vehemently disagree that it's "extreme" or even inappropriate to advocate political positions based on your religious views.