How the Democrats Let Down the Little Guy

I grew up in a family that had its politics rooted in the Democratic Party. My father, an evangelical pastor, bred into me the principle that one's Christian faith mandates a duty to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to care for the homeless, and to provide Christian charity to those in need.

In short, I was taught that the identification badge of people of genuine authentic faith is that they truly care for the little guy, the disenfranchised. That was why my father was a proud Democrat.

I don't believe that he would have such a political affiliation today.

Times have definitely and dramatically changed. The "party of the little guy" has lost its way on sanctity of life and the issue of abortion — the littlest, and most vulnerable, of all human beings. This was made starkly clear last week as Democrats approved the most pro-abortion platform in U.S. history.

"We will continue to oppose — and seek to overturn – federal and state laws and policies that impede a woman's access to abortion, including by repealing the Hyde Amendment."

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/whatever-happened-to-the-party-of-the-little-guy-167235/#Pr0UFK6VZFilUVTI.99

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