Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokkurinn hefur lengi veri\u00f0 brei\u00f0fylking h\u00e6gri manna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Innan hans hafa r\u00famast misjafnar sko\u00f0anir \u00e1 f\u00f3lks \u00e1 h\u00e6gri v\u00e6ng stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lanna. Styrkur flokksins hefur veri\u00f0 s\u00e1 a\u00f0 stefna hans hefur veri\u00f0 m\u00f6rku\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feann h\u00e1tt a\u00f0 jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 ekki allir h\u00e6gri menn hafi geta\u00f0 teki\u00f0 undir allt \u00ed henni hefur ekki veri\u00f0 gengi\u00f0 fram \u00e1 h\u00e1tt sem gerir \u00e1kve\u00f0num h\u00f3pum \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e1nast \u00fatiloka\u00f0 a\u00f0 starfa me\u00f0 flokknum. \u00c1 undanf\u00f6rnum misserum hefur \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur or\u00f0i\u00f0 misbrestur \u00e1 \u00feessu.<\/p>\n
Einn af \u00feeim h\u00f3pum sem alltaf hefur veri\u00f0 \u00e1berandi \u00ed starfi Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokksins eru \u00feeir sem kalla m\u00e1 kristilega \u00edhaldsmenn. \u00deeir hafa jafnan barist fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 flokkurinn verji kristni og \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjuna. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur gengi\u00f0 misvel. Undanfarin \u00e1r hefur Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokkurinn ekki marka\u00f0 s\u00e9r opinbera stefnu \u00e1 landsfundi um a\u00f0skilna\u00f0 r\u00edkis og kirkju sem m\u00e1 e.t.v. telja e\u00f0lilegt \u00ed lj\u00f3si \u00feess a\u00f0 skiptar sko\u00f0anir eru um \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1lefni innan flokksins og \u00f3l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 n\u00e1 s\u00e1tt um afst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed a\u00f0ra hvora \u00e1ttina. Flokkurinn endurspeglar \u00feannig ekki afst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar \u00ed m\u00e1linu \u00fear sem meirihluti hefur veri\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0skilna\u00f0i \u00ed k\u00f6nnunum Gallup<\/a> \u00ed hartn\u00e6r tvo \u00e1ratugi.<\/p>\n Undanfari\u00f0 hefur m\u00f6rgum fundist Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokkurinn hafa teki\u00f0 skarpa beygju \u00ed \u00e1tt til kristilegrar \u00edhaldssemi. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e1st vel \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0um um n\u00fdlegar reglur Reykjarv\u00edkurborgar um samstarf l\u00edfssko\u00f0unar- og tr\u00faf\u00e9laga vi\u00f0 menntastofnanir. \u00dear beittu fulltr\u00faar flokksins \u00ed borgarstj\u00f3rn og nefndum borgarinnar s\u00e9r gegn reglunum og endur\u00f3mu\u00f0u<\/a> \u00ed \u00feeirri bar\u00e1ttu spuna \u00e6tta\u00f0an fr\u00e1 Biskupsstofu sem ekki var alltaf vanda\u00f0ur e\u00f0a r\u00e9ttur.<\/p>\n N\u00fa hefur svo 40. landsfundur Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokksins sam\u00feykkt a\u00f0 standa v\u00f6r\u00f0 um tengsl \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunnar vi\u00f0 r\u00edki\u00f0 og \u00ed raun er gengi\u00f0 lengra \u00fear sem uppihald kirkjunnar og annara tr\u00faf\u00e9laga me\u00f0 framl\u00f6gum \u00far r\u00edkissj\u00f3\u00f0i, sem ranglega eru k\u00f6llu\u00f0 f\u00e9lagsgj\u00f6ld, eiga n\u00fa a\u00f0 vera trygg\u00f0 betur en veri\u00f0 hefur gert skv. fundinum.<\/p>\n \u00deessar sam\u00feykktir m\u00e1 finna \u00ed \u00e1lyktun landsfundar um innanr\u00edkism\u00e1l<\/a>. \u00cd stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1la\u00e1lyktun<\/a> landsfundar stendur svo eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokkurinn telur a\u00f0 kristin gildi s\u00e9u \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni til g\u00f3\u00f0s n\u00fa sem fyrr og a\u00f0 hl\u00faa beri a\u00f0 kirkju og tr\u00faarl\u00edfi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201eKristin gildi\u201c er l\u00edklega einhver \u00fev\u00e6ldasta klisja tr\u00fam\u00e1laumr\u00e6\u00f0unnar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. \u00deetta er merkingarlaus frasi \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann er b\u00e6\u00f0i nota\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa n\u00e1ungak\u00e6rleika og svo til \u00feess a\u00f0 festa \u00ed sessi ford\u00f3ma og \u00f3\u00feol, t.d. gagnvart samkynhneig\u00f0um. Flokkurinn \u00e1 svo a\u00f0 hl\u00faa s\u00e9rstaklega a\u00f0 \u201ekirkju\u201c, sem auglj\u00f3slega v\u00edsar til r\u00edkisstofnunarinnar \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkju.<\/p>\n \u00deeim sem a\u00f0hyllast minni r\u00edkisafskipti af m\u00e1lefnum einstaklinga, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 minni fj\u00e1raustur r\u00edkisins til fyrirb\u00e6ra sem hafa alla bur\u00f0i til a\u00f0 reka sig sj\u00e1lf og engin sj\u00e1anleg \u00fe\u00f6rf er fyrir a\u00f0 rekin s\u00e9u me\u00f0 skattpeningum almennings, hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 bl\u00f6skra.<\/p>\n Framganga formanns flokksins, Bjarna Benediktssonar, undanfarna m\u00e1nu\u00f0i hefur einnig vaki\u00f0 athygli. \u00cd r\u00e6\u00f0ust\u00f3li al\u00feingis vi\u00f0 seinustu eldh\u00fasdagsumr\u00e6\u00f0ur vakti hann athygli \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 J\u00f3hanna Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra, hef\u00f0i \u00edhuga\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja sig \u00far \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunni og fann \u00fev\u00ed allt til for\u00e1ttu. Af hverju gr\u00f3f Bjarni upp r\u00famlega \u00e1rsg\u00f6mul umm\u00e6li J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu \u00e1 \u00feeim vettvangi? Og af hverju telur Bjarni a\u00f0 tr\u00faf\u00e9lagaskr\u00e1ning einstaklinga s\u00e9 yfirh\u00f6fu\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 sem honum kemur vi\u00f0? \u00dea\u00f0 r\u00edkir tr\u00fafrelsi \u00ed landinu, \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e6r l\u00edka til r\u00e1\u00f0herra \u00ed r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn.<\/p>\n Tr\u00fafrelsi var\u00f0 Bjarna svo tilefni til fur\u00f0ulegra umm\u00e6la \u00ed setningarr\u00e6\u00f0u sinni \u00e1 n\u00fdli\u00f0num landsfundi. \u00dear sag\u00f0i hann:<\/p>\n Tr\u00fafrelsi\u00f0 er misskili\u00f0. Sumir vir\u00f0ast halda a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sn\u00faist um a\u00f0 enginn megi hafa neina tr\u00fa – og alveg s\u00e9rstaklega ekki kristna.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n