He says that while he supports religious diversity, the "source of our morality stems from our belief in a god, and a specific god." However, in his Dec. 13, 2006, column for WorldNetDaily, Moore stated that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), a Muslim, should be denied the right to hold office because "in the midst of a war with Islamic terrorists we should not place someone in a position of great power who shares their doctrine."
Roy Moore says he is running for the presidency because "there's a need for leadership in the country," and neither President Obama nor the leaders of both parties in Congress are providing that leadership. "Petty politics," he says, are taking precedence over the needs of the country. "We can't get anything done," he says, "because decisions are [made] not what's good for the country but what is good for the party."
Moore identifies a weak economy as "the foremost problem today." The nation "is going the wrong way," he says. He acknowledges that much of the problem came under the Bush--Cheney Administration, "but was increased by Obama." Although the Republicans propose cutting critical social programs rather than raising the debt ceiling, every Congressional leader, Democrat and Republican, voted to increase the debt ceiling during the past decade, with the highest increases under Republican presidents: Ronald Reagan (189%), George H.W. Bush (55%), and George W. Bush (86%). In Bill Clinton's two terms. The debt ceiling was increased only 37 percent; Barack Obama is asking for a 35 percent increase.
Moore, a "states' rights" advocate, shares the views of most conservative candidates for the Presidency. Among those views are:
--- the federal income tax should be abolished.
--- Abortion, for any reason, should not have federal funds because not only does it "contradict the right to life contained in the organic law of our country," it violates the 14th Amendment.
--- People should "have the right to choose their own employment," instead of having to join unions. Therefore, says Moore, all states should have "right-to-work" laws. If Moore's vision is enacted, these laws would effectively cripple unions from representing the workers.
--- Same sex marriage, says Moore, violates the will of God. In one case, while he served as chief justice, he argued that homosexual behavior is "a crime against nature, an inherent evil, and an act so heinous that it defies one's ability to describe it."
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