September 15, 2010 08:45 PM UTC

What to Expect from a Tea-Party Senator?

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• by: nancycronk

If Christine O’Donnell is any indication of what we can expect if tea-partier candidate Ken Buck is elected to the Senate, there could be more socially conservative items on the agenda. Buck, who has stated publicly his faith requires him to be against abortion even under the cases of rape and incest, has been firmly supported by the tea-party in Colorado since the beginning of his candidacy. More recently, he has tried to distance himself from the far-right to appear “moderate”, and appeal to suburban voters, particularly women.

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow shows us what is important to some on the far-right:

How does Ken Buck feel about homosexuality? Does it always require capital punishment? (Leviticus 20:13)

Wearing mixed fibers? Genetic crop engineering? (Leviticus 19:19)

The prohibition against cutting hair? (Leviticus 19:27)

Stoning for using profanity when speaking to one’s parents? (Leviticus 20:9)

Must all adulterers be stoned in a public square? (Leviticus 20:10)

Must all people be shunned if caught having sexual relations during menstruation? (Leviticus 20:18)

Must all prostitutes be put to death by fire, or just those with the last name of Cohen? (Leviticus 21:9)

Should people with disabilities be barred from attending worship services, too?

(Leviticus 21:17-18)

Where will people who take the name of the L-rd in vain be stoned? On the steps of the state capital, or at a federal building?

(Leviticus 24:14-16)

And what about the slaves we are allowed to keep? Should we buy them from Canada or Mexico?

“Concerning the men and women you may have as slaves: you are to buy men- and women-slaves from the nations surrounding you.” (Leviticus 25:44)  

Eating shellfish? Punishment for gossip? Setting people on fire? This voter is curious to know how far Ken Buck will go to follow the convictions of his conservative beliefs.

Mr. Buck?

To those who will undoubtedly accuse me of religious bigotry for this post — I am not against any religion. I am against religious extremism. I am against fundamentalist blind faith, particularly among elected officials who must represent people of all faiths, and those who choose no faith at all. There is a big difference.

(Translations courtesy of crosswalk.com)