It is always fun to see the media go rushing to the Bible and find some outside the mainstream opinion that supports an interpretation that would require a conservative to do what the liberal demands – or be labeled a hypocrite for not adhering to beliefs that they do not hold.

In a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque canyon country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives submit.

Speaking recently before hundreds of worshipers at Placerita Baptist Church in Newhall, guest preacher Chris Mueller affirmed the view that loving male headship and gracious wifely submission are God's plan for spouses.

Placerita, like many conservative Christian churches, teaches that a wife's role is to be her husband's helpmate (Genesis), "workers at home" (Titus) and submissive to her husband in everything (Ephesians).

So how do these congregants square such teachings with their support for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the conservative evangelical Christian who is aiming to become vice president while her teenage daughter is pregnant, her infant son has Down syndrome and her husband took a leave from work to serve as "Mr. Mom," as People magazine put it?

But let’s be honest – Palin is not one of those who subscribes to such beliefs, which are a twisting of the mainstream views of most Christians. Most Christians – indeed, most evangelicals – are accepting of women working outside the home for various reasons, and supportive of families in which a father is the primary caretaker of children while a mother works. Why make an issue of this – other than to try to drive a wedge between the evangelical base of the GOP and the GOP ticket?

I’m curious – are we next going to be told that good Muslims cannot support Palin because she does not wear a burqa?

H/T Newsbusters

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