The conservative Republican commentator in Washington, D.C. was unimpressed with U.S. President Barack Obama's speech last week before the United Nations, where he quoted South African politico Nelson Mandela saying "To be free is not merely to cast
off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the
freedom of others.": "This from an American President who is now forcing American employers to buy condoms and abortion pills for their employees, even if it is against that employer’s religious convictions. Or from a nation where poor children are forced to attend public schools where teaching traditional, religious values that they desperately need are prohibited. Or where the people of the State of California voted to define marriage as between a man and a woman, only to have this referendum overturned by a federal court. Can President Obama stand with credibility before any Muslim nation and claim that he represents religious freedom?"
Ms. Parker continues her commentary about the liberal Democratic president's speech: "How about economic freedom? Economic freedom – which measures a
nation’s respect for private property and limits arbitrary government
power to interfere with economic transactions – is critical because it
correlates perfectly with prosperity. Nations with more economic
freedom are uniformly more prosperous. The latest
Economic Freedom of the World report, published annually by over 70
think tanks from around the world, shows that in 2010 the US dropped to
number 18 in world ranking. This after years of the US being one of the
most economically free nations in the world. So why should Muslim nations take seriously an increasingly weak America that does not practice what it preaches?They don’t and won’t. If we want Muslims to respect us and respect freedom’s cores values –
protection of life and property – America should once again represent
those values."
Star Parker: "Obama Can't Promote Freedom Abroad As It Disappears Here In America"
