Can you explain why you hold your particular political beliefs?

Answer 1

I have several reasons why I hold my particular beliefs. Part of it is my faith. Example, I believe that this earth is God's creation and we have a duty to take care of it. We have failed in that. This is why environmental issues are very important to me. Some of the other beliefs have come from experience. Example, I used to be a mentor for at-risk children in impoverished sections of town. The program was geared toward kids that life had given up on. I disagree with the no child left behind policies because I have seen how it hurts kids like this that are in poor schools. They end up making poor schools worse. It isn't helping anyone. Had I not had that experience, I probably would not feel this way. Some of them come from the way that I was raised. I think that homosexuality is a sin; however, I disagree with banning homosexual marriages or civil unions. Even if I don't agree with someone's lifestyle, it doesn't give me a right to force my ways on someone else when it deals with their private life. My parents are very much people that live and let live. Others have come from life in general and my own conclusions about things over the years. I used to agree with the death penalty, until I figured out that telling someone not to murder or you too shall be murdered is a mixed message to society. It doesn't work as a deterrent for committing crimes. That has been proven. Also, it doesn't bring back the life of the person that has been murdered. It is only a legalized way of revenge. I don't agree with revenge. I also have, over the years, come to the conclusion that this is a free country. We all have the right to practice whatever religion that we choose to. Because of this, I don't think prayer in school is right because we shouldn't force a particular religion on someone when we should have separation of church and state.

Answer 2

Because I believe in personal liberty and personal responsibility. I believe that the federal government's role in my life should be limited.

Unfortunately, I can't seem to do anything without some form of governmental regulation. I must pay taxes on my income, my home, most things that I buy, all interest that I earn, social security, medicare, inheritance tax. Then I have to apply for (and pay for) a license to drive a vehicle, marry, cut hair for money, have a business, fish, hunt. The government decides whether I wear a seat belt or a helmet, how tall my fence can be, where my water must come from, what kind of fuel my vehicles must use, where my children are allowed to go to school, what they must be taught, etc. And now there is even legislation to determine what kind of light bulbs I must use! Enough is enough.

Answer 3

As a Christian I believe strongly in the right to life - therefore I do NOT support the death penalty, pro-life (but I don't think the answer is in making abortion illegal - the solutions are more along the lines of easing poverty and making adoption more accessible.) Along the same lines, I am highly supportive of causes such as aiding areas of the world struggling under economic, social, political oppression. And I am strongly oppossed to war unless it is the last resort in order to ensure the safty of others, thereby preserving the right of life of others.

I tend to agree more with the Democratic fiscal policy as it seems more altruistic in approach. I don't think anything that is religious in nature should have a place at the voting box because I believe politics polutes religion.

Answer 4

As a true Christian, I follow Jesus' counsel to be "no part of the world just as I am no part of the world" (John 17: 16)
When Jesus was about to be caught by the Jews wanting to make him their King, he headed for the mountains. (John 6: 15) He later told the Roman governor, "If my kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought for me not to be delivered up to the Jews. As it is, my kingdom is not from this source." (Jon 18:36)

True Christians therefore are not to have anything to do with worldly politics. Especially since Jesus knew Satan is "the ruler of the world" (John 14:30) and 1John 5:19 goes on tosay "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one."

At James 4:4 says flat out, "Adulteress, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever though, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God?" What could be clearer?

Answer 5

Well I got a BS in Human Services so that opened my eyes to a lot of what goes on with social work and politics and that has pretty much given me my political views which are definitely on the liberal side of the coin even though I registered as an Independent.

Answer 6

I believe in harmony and karma/dharma because it seems like the best path and made the most sense to me. My political beliefs follow that same concept. My political beliefs reflect my wanting their to be balance in the world. Does that answer your question?

Answer 7

I believe in a mixture of individual freedoms and collective action, either in the form of companies or government. The largest form of collective actions come from the Federal government (in the USA). Efforts of individuals to interfere in the individual freedoms of individuals or the collective actions of others may be criminal, but the rights of the individual should, barring extraordinary circumstances, trump the rights of the collective.

Thus I'm a Libertarian-styled Democrat.

Answer 8

I thought about it. Realized that no human could ever know all the answers, and if one religion was more correct than the others then it would be self-evident to the entire world. A TRUE religion would be inheriently better than a false one. Then I realized I was an atheist.

Answer 9

Experience.

Answer 10

Mine are based mostly on anecdotal evidence with a healthy dose of confirmation bias.