Dear Republicans: You danced with the devil and got dizzy.

This is an oversimplification of history, but at some point the collective conscious of your Republican party must have thought “Man, there sure are a lot of Christians in this country. How can we appeal to them and get all their votes?” Unfortunately, that collective conscious apparently failed to ask itself if appealing to Christian values might undermine what your party stands for. Well, it did undermine it, that is, if it is agreed that the Republican party stood for “conservative” (Minimalist) small government. Undeniably, incorporating the restrictive values of Christianity into government form is contrary to the notion of keeping government small (see “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Welfare”). Are you starting to see why your party can’t seem to find its’ identity?

Republicans, you are blowing it big time. Technology is increasing the ease and speed of communication, and communication inherently increases tolerance of diversity. This would be playing to your strengths, if you had not abandoned true conservatism, which does not dictate values. Instead, by playing the “religion card” (dancing with the devil), you are swimming against the increasingly tolerant current of the future. Meanwhile, you have left the door wide open to the Libertarians, who may occupy the fertile political platform you turned away from.