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Republicans aren't complaining about Christians. They are complaining that Christian conservatives(CCs) insist on unelectable candidates, e.g., Gingrich and make the good candidates they don't scare away into bad ones. They are complaining about the CC's who castigate libertarians as being without values (e.g., Ann Coulter, Mike Adams and I think David Limbaugh too). Independents like myself complain about the so-called "War on Christmas," as phony and divisive. Demands that Christians be treated differently under the law also scares away some independents. Oh, and their fear and loathing of gays, atheists and American-Muslims - some values. Mr. Limbaugh can try and make it about Christianity, but it's not.
One of the largest elephants in the GOP's post-election room is the fate of Christian and other social conservatives. Party honchos can't just wish this problem away -- or, maybe they can.
There has been increasing hostility toward Christian involvement in politics, and the animus hasn't been solely from the left. To be sure, Democrats have taken the lead, demonizing conservative Christians as science-challenged scolds who don't care about women's "reproductive rights," but there is plenty of antipathy from certain elements within the Republican Party, as well.
Many establishment and some libertarian Republicans have long looked upon Christian conservatives with mild, condescending...
Santorum is perhaps the candidate you had in mind, who holds strong pro-life views and isn't ashamed to say so.
And if you think the War on Christmas isn't real, you have had your head in the sand, or somewhere else the sun don't shine.
Also, if you cannot see that the Democrats and elite Republicans are trying to silence Christians, you are blind. If you are not cautious with ANY Muslim of any stripe, you have not looked at their sacred texts. If a Muslim actually practices his/her faith, it is a threat to non-Muslims everywhere. Don't believe me, read what actual Muslims say.
He grew into being a conservative, as I suspected Romney would have done.
And even after Akin made his bizarre statements, Huckabee and the evangelicals rallied to his defense. Many of them actually agreed with him. (His theory that rape victims can prevent getting pregnant didn't originate with him. It was a clever ploy used by previous Christian social conservatives to avoid facing up to the difficult question of whether a rape victim can be forced to go through with the pregnancy.)