Would you support a born-again Christian, who while believing homosexuals to be sinful, and abortion to be wrong, they supported these rights, based on their interpretation of the constitution?
If the race were between the pro-life, anti-gay atheist and the pro-choice, pro-gay born again, who would you vote for?
Would you vote for a president who refused to address these "social issues" at all?...one who, wanted to focus more on the security of our country, illegal immigration, paying down the national debt, etc...
If a you agreed with a presidential candidate on every issue except for the social issue of abortion and gay rights, would you vote for him...or, do these social issues trump all other issues in your mind?
What is more important to you the security and well being of the country, or whether two men are allowed to marry?
2007-12-06 06:15:19 · 9 answers · asked by G.C. 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Security and well-being of the country trumps social issues. Although I am pro-life (the kind that prays for people who have had abortions, not the kind that parades around with disgusting signs and throws bloody baby dolls at people), I don't think ANY president will be able to abolish abortion (Bush has tried). And I think gay marriage (of some sort) will eventually become legal, although it will take the people voting in favor of it (last time they did a vote, most people voted against it). I'm in favor gay couples getting protections anyway.
So, to answer your question, I would vote for someone who supported abortion and gay marriage, IF they seemed capable of keeping the country secure, and fixing problems to the best of his ability (remember a president can really only do so much).
2007-12-06 06:29:45 · answer #1 · answered by hottieredhead69 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, I think those two issues(abortion and gay rights) would trump all others for most people. That is really sad because so few people, relative to the total population, will ever have an abortion, and so few people, relative to the total population, are gay. Meanwhile healthcare, unemployment, education, security, personal privacy, and just about everything else effects EVERYONE. People are so hung up on those two issues, which are still very important, but this forces the candidates, from either party, to define themselves based almost exclusivley on their postions to issues that I wouldn't even put in the top 5 issues that should concern all Americans.
2007-12-06 06:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by mcq316 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have like 10 questions there. You will get a variety of answers, some true, some not. Most voters vote along party lines and vote for the front running candidate.
To a large degree, the president doesn't really matter, does it? I vote for the whole person concept. As a fundie, I don't really like any of the front running republicans. I'm actually leaning toward Obama. He would be great for many reasons. Hillary scares the bejesus out of me. TOO LONG in the bush/clinton/bush/clinton cycle. My motto this year is: Anyone but Her. Again, leaning toward Obama. I'm waiting to see how he stands up to the pressure as the campaign heats up. He should be fine.
2007-12-06 06:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by Richard F 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you have constructed a hypothetically false dilenmma with your Q. It's not just about gay marriage and abortion. It's about preserving the dignity and high calling of all humanity as image bearers of God, about which our American forefathers had strong convictions, in whatever format that may take place as an issue (free speech, freedom of worship, freedom to defend oneself against tyranny and terror) and the preservation of the marital institution and the traditional family (issues around prohibiting no-fault divorce, cohabitation, polygamy) for our future generations, where children grow up significantly more healthy than in single parent, blended parent, and gay coupling homes.
Are you concerned about the welfare of our America's future generations more than individual rights, if per chance that they conflict in some manner? What would be more important to you? If it is the future generations, then I suggest you consider not backing any more of these social experiments that have had a disasterous affect on our children. Look at all the mental illness and crime since divorce and cohabitation became legal in America during the sexual revolution? Yes, family psychologists (I am one) would tell you that overwhelmingly when there's not a stable, biological father in the home, that children are much more apt towards dysfunction. Step-parents are the greatest cause for the occurrence of physical and sexual abuse in the home, and you must have at least one step-parent in a gay home, if not both!
2007-12-06 12:30:50 · answer #4 · answered by Tom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Abortion and gay rights are moderately important to me - I don't like abortion used as birth-control and I don't like seeing gays abused for being gay - but they are not the top two on my list. I don't give a half pail of flies what someone's religious affiliation is. If I can be convinced that he/she will be strong on national defense and will at least TRY to rein in the drunken-sailor spending of the Federal government, then they have a good shot at my vote. The candidate I'm most likely to vote for at the moment, for instance, is "pro-choice". I don't like that particular stance, but he's in pretty good shape elsewhere.
2007-12-06 06:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, because I think those issues will be stuck for the next few presidencies, and I personally care about other issues. I care about gay-rights (in that they should have way more), but I think the economy and national security affect me more. As for abortion, I really don't like it personally and I can't help but think that it might be murder, so his stance on that wouldn't bug me. What do they really do about those issues anyway, conserv or liberal? Nothing. Those issues aren't a deal-breaker to me. I hardly even look at them, which is why Rudy is alright in my book.
2007-12-06 06:24:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Eric Cartman 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"What is more important to you the security and well being of the country, or whether two men are allowed to marry?"
They are related issues.
2007-12-06 08:18:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian, so I strive to stay nuetral in political matters. Remember the Bible tells us the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.
2007-12-06 06:25:11 · answer #8 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no im not supporting anyone,,
2007-12-06 06:19:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋