The Very Christian Republican National Convention

I believe it was Mother Theresa who said that the moral fabric of a society is defined by how that society treats those who are the most weak and helpless. Without being a member of any Church, I think at a minimum one must do good and avoid doing evil. This is expected of Senators and Congressmen, and of anyone running for President. These people must affirm that all individuals are equal before they can run for office, if we are ever going to be a good nation.
When making decisions one must be educated and one must be informed, especially with issues relating to life and death. I think that our Candidates are obligated to learn what are the scientific facts about the human embryo before they can support or oppose abortion rights.
There is not a single scientist in the world that would deny that the human embryo (once implanted) is an individual of the human species. This is a fact, not an opinion or theological position. I can say this because I am a Pediatrician with two doctorates in Developmental Biology.
Politicians are supposed to be able to read and understand, or at least to ask for guidance if they can’t understand a subject. If I was a Senator I would have investigated the scientific facts about the human embryo as soon as I got in office.
So, for me it was very revealing when Mr. Obama stated that he couldn’t answer the question “At what point does a baby get human rights?” because –as he said- “it was of above his pay grade”. I am sorry, I think that was a cope out. That statement was not about hope or change, it was about status quo.
I was expecting Obama to say:” I do not know but my Administration will look into this”. I was expecting CHANGE. I was expecting honesty and compassion: something like my administration will suspend abortion until we figure this out because, "Well, if you come across a paper bag in the gutter and it seems something's in it and you don't know if it's alive, you don't kick it, do you?" No, you don't.
But this did not happen: Obama delivered the same old Planned Parenthood cope out excuse for homicide. In contrast , John McCain and Sarah Palin support the notion that all individuals are equal.

Lessee...some guy with two (count 'em, TWO)doctorates can't distinguish between the TWO descriptions: "an individual of the human species" and "baby."

Those are not quite synonyms and the discussion is not aided by deliberate confusion of them.

Malcolm,

Just to be clear: God-o-Meter pulls out its rating for Democrats and Republicans alike and is not partial to either party.

Regarding your views on the DNC, are you completely unconvinced by their years-long campaign to shed their secular image/ways, which include hiring a robust religious outreach staff, inviting evangelical leaders like Richard Land to meet with Howard Dean, and appoint a Pentecostal minister to be CEO of last week's convention? Do you think that's all just window dressing?

God-o-Meter's point with this post was not to criticize the Republican convention for being a Christian event. It was rather to say: The Democrats went to great lengths to incorporate faith into their convention this year, but that's nothing compared to a random hour at the RNC.