Beet
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« on: September 14, 2011, 03:43:46 PM » |
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Social conservatism in the West is in really bleak shape. The best example is probably that when Michele Bachmann, who occupies a very conservative spot in the GOP primaries, attacks Rick Perry over an HPV vaccine, the main thrust of the attack is over his supposed corruption and mandate, not the merits of the HPV vaccine itself. The fact that even Bachmann couldn't just come out and say "kids shouldn't be vaccinated against HPV because it would just encourage sexual activity" shows that the really Christian conservative positions have practically been pushed off the political spectrum.
Social conservatives, however, can look to Islam for hope. By some accounts the Arab spring is bringing a boost to social conservatism in that part of the world.
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