FactCheck.org has posted this list of the false rumors targetting Sarah Palin. Notice how many have a religious tie-in:
Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn’t cut it at all. In fact, she tripled per-pupil funding over just three years.
That sham accusation seeks to undermind Palin’s commitment to special needs children as exemplified by her decision to carry her Down syndrome baby to term, largely for religious reasons, ie faith-based opposition to abortion.
She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a “What if?” question, but the librarian continued in her job through most of Palin’s first term.
This one portrays Palin as a narrow-minded Bible thumper.
She was never a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a group that wants Alaskans to vote on whether they wish to secede from the United States. She’s been registered as a Republican since May 1982.
OK, that one has nothing to do with religion.
Palin never endorsed or supported Pat Buchanan for president. She once wore a Buchanan button as a “courtesy” when he visited Wasilla, but shortly afterward she was appointed to co-chair of the campaign of Steve Forbes in the state.
This one paints Palin as an out-of-the mainstream culture warrior, though some conservatives took it as proof of her allegiance to the cause.
Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska’s schools. She has said that students should be allowed to “debate both sides” of the evolution question, but she also said creationism “doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum.”
That one needs no explanation.
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posted September 10, 2008 at 9:55 am
There is only one side to a scientific discussion and that is the one which is best supported by all of the scientific, verifiable infrastructure. Palin’s lack of scientific knowledge and methods has caused her to adhere to a theory based upon folk lore.
This taken together with McCain’s advanced age should frighten even the most devout Evangelicals.
posted September 12, 2008 at 8:54 am
Thank you for pointing out some of the lies spread by Obama supporters. I am amazed by the hatred coming from the Obama supporters I run into: So much for change! I appreciate some honest media.
Also to reply to John, “Palin’s lack of scientific knowledge and methods has caused her to adhere to a theory based upon folk lore.” This is exactly why conservative Christians are turning against Obama and your party. Hubris.
posted September 13, 2008 at 2:08 pm
The leader of the AIP said Palin was a member, and that statement is freely available on You-Tube if you are interested in facts. A local committee was formed to protect the job of the librarian in question, and its leader was interviewed on NPR. Palin took the money for the Bridge to Nowhere did not even build the thing: isn’t that worse? She did not fire the chef, but let her look after the representatives instead, because Palin did not go to the capital city.
While it’s certainly true that much criticism against her is a result of her fundamental religious views, it is not true that “Obama supporters” are responsible for that. Obama is the most religous candidate Democrats have seen for a very long time. Why not include some thought in our positions?
posted September 13, 2008 at 2:13 pm
We don’t have to believe anything on this blog either.
Christians have proven to be the biggest liars.
Do you believe that simply because a bunch of right wing racists dispute the facts about Ms. Palin, we are all going to say she is OK?
Why don’t you watch the ads where McCain and Palin are lying everyday?
Honestly, I have written to all the evangelists who send me letters and asked them to take me off their mailing lists.And to forget about any further financial support from my pocketbook.
YOUR GREAT WHITE GOD, holds no appeal for me anymore.
And as for my eternal soul, as you have no consideration for ME as a person on earth, please don’t presume to care about something you probably DOUBT I even have – after all, I am a black woman, so to many of you right-wingers, I might be sub-human with less right to “heaven” than a dog.
posted September 16, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Faith, it sincerely saddens me that you feel that Christians don’t care about your eternal soul or have any consideration for you as a person on earth. In all honesty, I don’t know what color my God is and it doesn’t really matter to me, nor to many Christians. I do believe with all my heart that He is a God of love, grace, and mercy and that He loves every person despite their race, color, or gender. God loves the sinner – every person who has or will ever inhabit this earth, just not the sin. Why else would God have allowed His only son take our place on the cross?
I am a Republican who leans towards the conservative side, but I don’t believe that God is going to love me more or guarantee me a place in heaven because of my political affiliation. God tells us that the only way we can get to heaven is by salvation – not our works, political affiliation, how much money we make, or by any other factor. The Word tells us that God looks at our heart, and I am so very thankful for His grace and mercy because my heart is not always in the right place – God’s place.
I am a Christian, but this only means I am forgiven by the grace of God. As a Christian, I try to do what is right by God and follow His will; but as a human, I am still a sinner.
Please do not let the bigotry or hypocrisy of some people who call themselves Christians affect your relationship with the Lord. God is still working on the hearts of many people on this earth, including my own.
I hope that I am not tyring to give you, or anyone else with your same perspective of Christians, a sermon. I just want you to know that I know you are human, – color, gender, and race don’t change this fact – more cherished than you’ll ever know, and that I do care about your eternal soul.