Should that play a part in our vote? What if the candidates views about abortion conflict with a Christians views? Should a Christian ignore that persons views?
2006-10-12 15:37:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
David - the question was to you. What do YOU think?
2006-10-12 15:46:48 · update #1
Zero Cool - I'm not sure if you get the Q. I want to know what you think!!
2006-10-12 15:50:53 · update #2
Sweetgal6 - What a misnomer. I hope you find true happiness someday, instead of your current situation. LOST
2006-10-12 16:04:48 · update #3
If someone has views that oppose the Christian view, that doesn't mean they're bringing God into it. It means YOU'RE bringing God into it by saying "hey, I recognize that this view is against Christianity". If the person holding the views espouses such views not because "God" does too but because they thought long and hard about it and come to a logical conclusion then NO, a Christian should not ignore that persons views as they have nothing to do with God and therefore the view is free from the "exclude because of God" reason.
2006-10-12 15:47:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean "opposed to Christianity." Do you mean they want to make it illegal to practice Christianity? That would mean they want to throw our Constitution out, and that would certainly not be someone I'd vote for. Are you talking about someone who is just of a different religious order but has no interest in legislating what Christians do in the private sector? Sure I'd vote for them, if their views were in line with mine in other aspects. You seem to think that only Christians have a moral compass.
AFA abortion, religion does not dictate our laws - or at least it's not supposed to (but given that we're legislating who can and cannot marry - something that has always been a church sanctified union followed by legal recognition, that's probably not a true statement). Judaism, for example, does not believe that abortion is against God's law because they believe the soul enters the body at a different time. So by declaring that abortion is wrong because it's murder, you are imposing your own religious views on people who do not hold them.
I would be devastated if one of my children told me they were going to have an abortion. I would do everything in my power to convince them that there were other ways to deal with it. But in the long run, I'd rather have them have access to one that would not, in all likelihood, kill them than have to go to some butcher somewhere.
I've just heard too many "pro-life" people say that if a woman chooses a back-alley abortion and dies from it, she got what she had coming to her. I think of it in terms of, "If a woman chooses a back alley abortionists, she must have had a life that I can't even begin to comprehend."
If you don't agree with abortion, then go out and volunteer at shelters for unwed mothers. Start a group that's dedicated to getting out to high schools and hold support sessions for these girls who need help.
Another unfortunate thing that I've noticed is that the people who scream loudest about abortion being the worst decision in the world are oftentimes the people who scream the loudest about what sluts the pregnant teens must be to be pregnant.
If you want to help young women choose life over abortion, make sure you're not part of the problem. The politicians are the *last* people that should be involved - because they'll NEVER be able to stop them. They'll just be able to help make them unsafe.
2006-10-12 15:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by tagi_65 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vote your conscience. If a politician espouses something that you don't believe, vote for someone else. Try to pick one that does a good job for you.
2006-10-12 15:43:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confusing religion with politics sounds like a recipe for disaster.
2006-10-12 16:05:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely! if the candidate is opposed to christianity even better! it's religion that disrupts elections and for that matter the public's opinions and influence.
2006-10-12 15:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'd vote for them. Sounds like my kind of candidate...are they republican by chance?
2006-10-12 15:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by Where's the beef? 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋