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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (38961)	10/30/2000 2:57:19 PM
From: Cary Salsberg	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

OT Brian, A while back, I suggested you look at the Republican platform on the web and you requested I provide the data. I had compiled these snippets for someone else. Please notice the section titled anti-gay. I believe the Republican party is either pandering to bigots or is bigoted itself. In my opinion, opposing bigotry is the most important civic duty I have and I hope you might feel the same. 1. Anti Gay . We support the traditional definition of "marriage" as the legal union of one man and one woman, and we believe that federal judges and bureaucrats should not force states to recognize other living arrangements as marriages. For the same reason, we do not believe sexual preference should be given special legal protection or standing in law. . We therefore oppose discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion, creed, disability, or national origin and will vigorously enforce anti-discrimination statutes. (NOTE: NO MENTION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION) . We support the First Amendment right of freedom of association and stand united with private organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America, and support their positions. We support restoration of sound priorities in the making of personnel policies, and candid analysis of the consequences of unprecedented social changes in the military. 2. Anti Separation of Church and State Our country was founded in faith and upon the truth that self-government is rooted in religious conviction. . We assert the right of religious leaders to speak out on public issues and will not allow the EEOC or any other arm of government to regulate or ban religious symbols from the workplace. When government funds privately-operated social, welfare, or educational programs, it must not discriminate against faith-based organizations, whose record in providing services to those in need far exceeds that of the public sector. Their participation should be actively encouraged, and never conditioned upon the covering or removing of religious objects or symbols. . We will continue to work for the return of voluntary school prayer to our schools and will strongly enforce the Republican legislation that guarantees equal access to school facilities by student religious groups. We strongly support voluntary student-initiated prayer in school without governmental interference. We strongly disagree with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, backed by the current administration, against student-initiated prayer. 3. Anti-Right to Choose As a country, we must keep our pledge to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence. That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions. We oppose using public revenues for abortion and will not fund organizations which advocate it. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life.