Chronicles On Palin
Scott Richert makes a compelling case that the Palin nomination is an assault on the Christian understanding of the distinctiveness and complementarity of the sexes. Aaron Wolf discusses the Palin choice in relation to abortion and foreign policy. Thomas Fleming observes:
If Ms. Palin is a truly a Christian conservative, she is certainly not a conservative Christian. Christians are supposed to understand the implications of “male and female created He them” and, at the very least, realize that a mother’s primary obligation is not to the taxpayers but to her children and husband. It is all very well to celebrate her prowess as a politician and moose-hunter, but I do not recall these as feminine qualities in the Scriptures. I or we are not saying that we cannot vote for a woman who did not stay home to take care of her family, but only that this decision is incompatible with traditional Christian morality.
I’d just say that anyone who goes to Washington as a career politician will have a very hard time taking care of family in a normal way. I guess it’s harder for a woman in this role, but it’s hard for a man as well. Our political culture stresses activity (more hustling and bustling perhaps than actual accomplishment) rather than brief legislative sessions. So it’s no surprise that politicians, expected to go to Washington and be busy, have a hard time taking care of family.