GOP Attacks Protections of Religious Freedom

Rep. David Obey (D-WI) is someone I am proud to have worked for. Today was just another example of why: he offered an amendment that would put Congress on record against "coercive and abusive religious proselytizing" at the Air Force Academy. This was a standup piece of legislation. Yet, the moment Obey offered it, the Republican lunatics tried to use it to defame Democrat as anti-Christian. "Like a moth to a flame, Democrats can't help themselves when it comes to denigrating and demonizing Christians," said Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN).

Obey stood his ground, and ultimately forced Hostettler to retract his comments. But it shows the GOP's thinking: they will use anything they can get their hands onto to dishonestly claim Democrats are anti-religion - even if what Democrats are offering actually is designed to PROTECT religious freedom.