CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - Representative Paul D. Ryan on Sunday accused President Obama of taking the country down a path that compromises Judeo-Christian values and the traditions of Western civilization.
The remarks came in a conference call with evangelical Christians, sandwiched between public rallies in which he often spoke of the Romney-Ryan ticket's promise to bridge partisan divides if elected.
Mr. Ryan's campaign plane touched down in Colorado late Sunday, his fourth state in a hectic day of rallies meant to maximize turnout on Election Day, and he spoke by phone to the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a group founded by the conservative Christian strategist Ralph Reed.
“It's a dangerous path,†Mr. Ryan said, describing Mr. Obama's policies. “It's a path that grows government, restricts freedom and liberty and compromises those values, those Judeo-Christian, Western civilization values that made us such a great and exceptional nation in the first pl ace.''
A spokesman for Mr. Ryan, Michael Steel, said, “He was talking about issues like religious liberty and Obamacare - topics he has mentioned frequently during the campaign.''
Mr. Ryan has previously criticized the Affordable Care Act for requiring church-run charities and institutions to include contraception in insurance plans for employees, a criticism widely echoed by conservatives. But this was the first time Mr. Ryan had used such strong language on the issue.
