01-07-2006, 09:09 PM | #31 |
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Agreed.
Taxes affect me daily, abortion does not. Cost of living affects me. Income affects me. Weather affects me. Abortion bears almost no relation thereto. Except my wife, an adopted child, was not aborted. I'm thankful for that. So maybe it does affect me, but it wasn't legal back when her parents conceived her.
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01-09-2006, 03:26 PM | #32 | |
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01-09-2006, 04:20 PM | #33 |
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I would contend that the church is niether pro-life or pro-choice ... rather the chruch prefers to focus on the more important question of responsible sexual behavior.
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I suppose my point is, if you are morally opposed to an issue, such as abortion, do you have a responsibility to politically support those that profess to share your belief? I am also not affected in the least bit by same-sex marriage. It doesn't affect me in my family life, recreational activities or work environment. Yet, several years ago when I was living in Nebraska and an opportunity arose to create a ballot measure to define marriage, there was a lot of emphasis by local and general church leaders to support the measure. I didn't enjoy going door-to-door trying to get people to sign the petition, in fact I hated it - my 2 years were up well before then. But I felt some moral and civic responsibility to do so. Whether or not you agree with the churches stance on certain issues shouldn't matter. If its an issue of morals which could have a possible negative influence on society, shouldn't you at least attempt to take some steps to encourage positive change? MHO, of course. |
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01-13-2006, 11:22 PM | #36 |
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By the way, SoCal, they're Brazil nuts.
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