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An another look at the Buttiglioni Affair

Conservative Commentary:

“Even the initially supportive President of the European Commission, Jose Barraso, has responded to controversy over the putative appointment of Rocco Buttiglioni as Italy’s Euro-Commissioner by backing down. As a Bible-believing Christian, Buttiglioni’s mainstream Catholic views on the benefits of marriage to children and the morality of homosexual acts were too much for the European Parliament, which is now threatening to vote down the entire European Commission - tossing Peter Mandelson out of high office for a third time - if Rocco Buttiglioni is not withdrawn.”

With a comment from EU SERF

which puts into perspective the view of a real Conservative against that of Leftisim

Prof. Buttiglioni is the victim of a view of the world which says that the role of politicians is to meddle in everyones lives.

No self respecting leftist would fail to use a position of power to try to change the way people think. (Probably a great number of conservatives would do the same.)

However in the conservative tradition of limited government a persons personal beliefs are of little relevance as there is an assumption that he will not try to force them on everyone else.

Leftists are not able to understand this so they reject anyone who does not believe in their world view. This is the source of their intolerance.
EU Serf