The danger: The Left's complete misunderstanding of "Church Culture" [View All]

[theboss]

Palin was brought onto the ticket for two reasons - one far more important than the other.

1. Fix McCain's problems with the Religious Right.
2. Try to convince extraordinarily angry Hillary voters to cast a protest vote.

I'm not sure how many bitter-enders there really are for Hillary (I'm convinced that most of the PUMA crowd are Republican operatives). And I'm not sure how many of those would vote for a woman who would outlaw abortion in all circumstances. So, the impact will be negligible, I hope.

However, she was viewed enthusiastically by the Religious Right. And they are not going to let her go.

The Left's problem with the Religious Right has always been a fundemental misunderstanding of "Church Culture." I grew up in a church that probably wouldn't be classified as Fundamentalist, but was certainly Bible-based, conservative, and made up of the kind of people that Palin appeals to. I will call them "Church People" for short.

Church People do not care about your sin or your failings, as long as you seek redemption. There seems to be this belief that because her daugther had sex or her husband had a DUI, that church people will say "Tsk tsk" and walk away. The exact opposite is going to happen. Her support is going to skyrocket among the Religious Right after this.

Churches in this country are cauldrons are moral failings. Divorces, affairs, drinking problems, drug problems, violence problems. All of these are sitting in pews every Sunday. And everyone knows who suffers from what. And all that really matters to the typical member is that you keep coming back. Some Independent Baptist may get hung up on Church Discipline, but they are a small group and even they almost always try to find a way to keep you in the Church.

You may see a hypocrisy here considering the ugly attacks on Clinton, Kennedy, Edwards, etc. But the difference is the "in the church/out of the church" question. And, you know, some partisan nastiness.

Out of the calvacade of dirt coming out of Alaska right now, the state trooper issue really strikes me as the one with the most legs and least risk for the Dems. I'm not even sure the secessionist group will have that much impact.

Anything baby/daughter related is a very very dangerous thing to talk about.