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Pro-Life: The Huckabee Way
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said something remarkable in the last Republican debate - and may have made the first step of outreach from the religious right wing to make friends in the religious left wing.
He explained that he is pro-Life, that his faith and morals mean that he does not support legal abortion, and then he went further.
Huckabee emphasized that as a pro-Life person, he is not just in favor of supporting the rights of the unborn child, but also supports improving the livelihoods of children who are born. Paraphrasing, he said that to really live up to pro-Life ideals, we had to defend not only the unborn child, but ensure that every child - regardless of race or class - has access to quality education and opportunity.
Huckabee's remarks were profound and inspiring.As a Christian who is committed to social justice, I have always had the impression that my conservative Christian sisters and brothers care much more about whether little Susie makes it out of the womb than they do about whether little LaKeisha makes it into a quality classroom.
Huckabee showed a different side of his party. I predict that if he - by miracle - receives the Republican nomination, his message will be uniquely resonant in Black American communities. It is in liberal Black America where the truly Pro-Life are easy to find. Black Americans tend to be opposed to abortion, opposed to the death penalty and actively support efforts towards social justice and the correction of past state wrongs.