Religion and Life

If the goal in forming a new party is to give an outlet for the so-called so-cons who feel disenfranchised here in Canada, then it ought not to automatically exclude large swathes of the voting public. That was and is my concern about the CHP. It doesn't simply repel non-Christians by it's very name, but, upon closer examination, it repels many Christians who might pause at the "Bible as the ultimate authority" principle.

So consider the different groups and communities that have pro-life constituencies within them:

• Christians, including:
  
  
  
  • Protestants, such as:
  
  
  
  
  • Anglicans
  
  
  • Baptists
  
  
  • Charismatic Episcopalians
  
  
  • Evangelicals
  
  
  • Lutherans
  
  
  • United Methodists
  
  
  
  
  • Orthodox Christians
  
  
  • Catholics, Catholics, Catholics
  
  


• Hindus


• Jews


• Muslims


• Sikhs


• and even Pagans

Why oh why would you exclude all these potential voters in forming a new political party in Canada?