But the Mass GOP is controlled at the top by misguided souls who hate the light of Biblical truth. In every election they beguile the grassroots foot-soldiers with the same old "lesser-of-two-evils" deception, who then dutifully offer their life's-blood to try to elect another RINO out of fear that "the Democrat will be worse."
The last so-called "conservative" the GOP establishment backed was Scott Brown, who campaigned hard on family values, then turned Benedict Arnold and voted to homosexualize the U.S. military -- publicly celebrating his treachery in a ceremony with the leadership of the Massachusetts "gay" lobby!!
No wonder so many true conservatives have left the GOP, and like myself, become Independent. Yet, despite our frustration, we still believe that the best hope for this state and for America is a Republican Party that is re-grounded in Biblical values.
All across America there is a war raging today in the GOP as the elitist big-money liberals make their move to turn the Tea Party and other conservatives back into compliant, subservient serfs.
It is time for conservatives to FIGHT BACK and PURGE THE RINOS instead!
As I said, my main goal in running for Governor is to advocate Biblical values in the political arena.
But my secondary goal is to MAKE THE RINO LOSE as a warning to the GOP that the conservatives will NEVER AGAIN BACK AN ANTI-FAMILY LIBERAL REPUBLICAN.
I am offering my candidacy as the way for conservatives to prove to the Mass GOP that they have the means and the will to force the GOP to run and back true conservatives -- or lose every future election.
If conservatives have the courage to do this we can break the power of the RINOS and make the conservatives King-Makers in the Mass GOP, or empower them to just take the party over.
If the Mass GOP decides to wise up and run a bona-fide pro-life, pro-family conservative in the 2014 election, I will drop out of the race.
If they run another RINO or a phony "conservative" who lacks the courage to speak boldly in defense of the unborn and the natural family, I will stay in the race and run to win it.
In my view, the role of a candidate is to inspire the voters by honestly articulating their own clear vision of a plan to create a better future.
That is the antithesis of the establishment system (of both parties) of pandering to what people want to hear, which is nothing less than lying to get votes.
If you have to lie or hide your real views to win, you shouldn't be running. And we conservatives who claim to live by our principles shouldn't be winking at a system in which dishonesty has become the norm -- by backing people we know are lying to win votes just because they're on "our team."
Please sign my NO MORE RINOS petition and circulate it to your friends.
Blessings,
Pastor Scott Lively
Independent Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts.
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These are very dark days in Massachusetts and across America, and growing steadily darker. I believe it is time for Christians with a strong Biblical worldview to rise up and preach the whole truth of the Bible as widely and boldly as possible. Massachusetts is the bluest of the blue states: the first to adopt socialized medicine and "gay marriage," the national model for promoting homosexuality to children in the public schools, and the most aggressive defender of child-killing through abortion. The Mass Republican Party is solidly controlled by moderate to liberal "progressives" and the Democrats are virtual communists. They both embrace and champion the culture of death. With these two liberal parties splitting the liberal vote, a true conservative independent could win the governorship.
I feel both called and well prepared to meet this challenge. I am a fifth-generation Bay-Stater, born and raised in the Village of Shelburne Falls, with roots in the region going back to the early 1600s. I am a former left-wing liberal, who has learned by hard experience the folly of those ways. I am a constitutional lawyer and internationally-recognized authority on family and human rights issues from a Christian perspective. I have run my own successful businesses and know how to keep a budget. I am a missionary pastor with a doctorate in theology who for the past five years has founded and run an inner-city mission serving the poor and disadvantaged -- a mission that is a model of racial harmony and community service -- without accepting a dime of government funding.
My personal life theme of "redemption theology" is clearly reflected in all of my endeavors, and exactly what Massachusetts needs to recover from four decades of decline under Godless socialism.
As a long-time favorite target of extreme "gay" and leftist slander I have skin thicker than a rhinoceros and cannot be intimidated or manipulated by critics or the media. As someone who voluntarily gave up a lucrative and growing law practice in preference for a non-materialistic missionary lifestyle, I cannot be corrupted by money or big-spending lobbyists. As a church and university lecturer and government consultant on family issues and human rights with service in more than 30 countries, I interact comfortably with leaders from widely diverse backgrounds and cultures, and can draw from a deep reservoir of personal experience for problem-solving. As an author of five books and veteran of more than 700 radio and television interviews, I know how to communicate effectively. As the founder and lead attorney of the Christian Mediation Center I know how to bring hostile opposing parties to a mutually agreeable compromise. These are all valuable skills that a chief executive mu st possess.
I am not a politician and will not become one to run for office. I will conduct no polling. I will not lie about my positions to earn votes I don't deserve. I will plainly say what I believe and what I would do as governor. On the many issues on which I do not have a strong opinion I will say so, and yield to the views that seem most beneficial to the state. Where my views differ from the majority on issues that are most important to me I will try to win the voters to my reasoning rather than pander to the majority. I will not compromise my principles to win political office. I expect this approach will be appealing to a great many people.
In the next few days I will file my paperwork with the state and open a bank account. I will then begin raising money with which to campaign.
I expect to often be asked by reporters what I think my prospects are for winning this election. To this I reply that it would take a miracle from God for Scott Lively to become Governor of Massachusetts -- and I wouldn’t want it any other way. God should get the glory for any good thing that comes from this campaign. So don’t expect me to campaign like a politician. I will do nothing more than travel the state to offer what I believe are Biblical solutions to Massachusetts’ problems -- and leave the rest to Almighty God.
May He Heal this Commonwealth
Pastor Scott Lively
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