Ugh, I am SO, SO sick of the Bible-thumping religious right trying to dominate the GOP. They're the ones who keep pushing moderates such as myself away from the Republican party.
It is IGNORANT to say that Republicans don't need moderates -- do conservatives really think that by being inflexible right-wingers relying on the Bible to guide the country, they'll attract a large enough voting base to get anyone elected to national office? Ha! Good luck on that one.
The Republican party needs to go back to its libertarian ideals of low taxes, small government and personal responsibility. Allowing civil unions between gay couples and keeping abortion legal (on a related note, can we say "sex education"?) are issues that again go back to the theme of personal responsibility.
If two people want to get married, it's between them and the state to sign a contract granting them the same rights that heterosexual couples get, and it's their own personal responsibility to initiate and uphold (or dissolve) that civil union. It's no one else's business but theirs, and it's not up to the government to impose morality on any American.
If a woman (for whatever reason -- she shouldn't have to explain her motives) decides to terminate a pregnancy, that's her decision and her responsibility. None of us can pretend to know why anyone would go through an abortion, but the reasons are numerous: rape, incest, fear, and so on. And you can't say, "Oh, well you're allowed to have an abortion only in this particular circumstance: [insert circumstance here]," because you can't give the right to a select few without extending it to others. Women shouldn't be questioned or interviewed about why they want to terminate a pregnancy -- it's a choice they have to come to on their own, almost always after a great deal of agonizing internal debate. However, everyone can clearly agree that abortions are NEVER an ideal "solution."
Bottom line... Individuals should choose the paths that their lives take. That entails personal responsibility. It isn't up to you or me or anyone to tell someone how to live their life in the afore-mentioned cases, and that's something that conservative Republicans need to understand.
Rather than tell moderates to leave the Republican party, why don't conservatives establish their own? Maybe the "American Christian Party" or something? Hey, it's an idea...
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