Would you marry your political opposite?

I think that about yours. We probably shouldn't marry, eh ?

 

Actually, when Joseph mandated the 20% flat tax, Egypt had many years of prosperity.

 

Liberalism is about more than higher taxes.

It's about legal abortion.

Gay marriage.

The nanny state.

Need I go on?

 

I know people on the other side of the political spectrum who support those policies.

 

Really?

You know conservatives that support higer taxes, legal abortion, gay marriage, the nanny state, etc?

I find that to be more than just a little hard to believe.

 

Jesus saw a lot more to life when he called His disciples. He selected men of very divergent political opinions and parties. It seems that to many men want "Yes" men instead of men who walk with God.

 

And during the conservative times of the Republican party they were hiring illegals to cut the disease out of trees in the forests in the Northwest. So what else is new under the sun?

 

Here's an intriguing Democrat:

New Jersey State Senator M. Teresa Ruiz

Oops, seems Garden State Equality was also impressed with her:

Garden State Equality's 2007 Primary Endorsements

Democrat Caught Between Loyalties in Race to the Top

Ruiz was named third "most datable" politician in America (after Sarah Palin and Christine O'Donnell) in a 2010 poll.

In the same poll, 87% of respondents said they would date outside their political party.

 

You are too kind. I call that a steaming pile of manure.

 

No I would not.

 

Paul has no idea what tolerance is. He wants me to be tolerant of abhorrent practices and beliefs that advocate the murder of innocent babies, the acceptance of homosexuality as being ok, an unhindered all powerful government regulating every aspect of our lives from what I can say (hate crimes) to which tree I can or cannot cut down on my private property (tree hugging), the perpetuation of the lie of global warming, excessive taxation to support multiple vote buying schemes, etc. That's not being tolerant of politics. That's being tolerant of pure unadulterated evil as far as I'm concerned and I want nothing to do with it. I think I would just as soon shoot myself before I'd be married to a liberal.

 

I'm still not a liberal - keep that in mind - but this is a blatant, false misrepresentation of the positions of all my Christian friends who are politically liberal.

None of them advocate the murder of innocent babies. They certainly don't agree with anyone's decision to have an abortion. They just don't, and I'm not with them on this, believe the state should be involved in the matter. They also are concerned about occasions in which the mother's life is threatened and exactly how that decision would be made. They don't support unregulated abortion. They don't support state-sponsored abortion. They don't support late-term abortion. Some of them, actually, don't support legalized abortion at all.

None of them accept homosexuality as being okay. It's quite a different thing to accept it as being okay than it is to allow it under law. This is a government we're talking about, not a church organization.

Global warming, well, you and I aren't scientists. We're not in a position to say for sure. I have my doubts, but I at least will listen to varied scholarship, instead of listening to my favorites or just those who back up my own position. None of my liberal Christian friends do, either. The fact is that we all need to be more responsible stewards of God's creation. That much is true.

As far as any underhanded political practices go, I don't think either side is blameless (and Tom DeLay is one smug, annoying dude). I tend to think Republicans or conservatives are more on the up-and-up, but that is certainly not true across the board. None of my liberal Christian friends like this stuff, either.

None of them hug trees.

They believe in Christ's death for the remission of sins. They believe in the virgin birth, sinless life, death, burial and resurrection. They stand on the authority of the Bible. They are not perpetuating evil any more than those who self-righteously judge them for following their conscience.

 

:laugh: Yeah...right.

 

Physician, heal thyself.

 

It was also during this time that the government practically took away private ownership. I don't think we would like this system here, do you?

 

Jaigner, your friends are liberals. And, I would not marry one. No thank you. Maybe I could be friends with them but, then again, it's very hard for me to ignore people who vote for an overall agenda that is ungodly.

 

Is there maybe some ungodliness in your (the conservative) agenda? Because I see it all around.

Another thing to note - I am completely against abortion. I believe it's a bad idea. I'm horrified by the routine practices. I disapprove of the fact that the fathers are not given any rights in the situation. Putting it bluntly, it sickens me.

And, personally, I generally vote for the pro-life candidate. But the truth of the matter is, it's the law of the land. I wish I could change that fact, but I can't, at least not alone. These kinds of situations are kind of like trying to refold a map. It's not impossible, but it unfolds way more easily than it unfolds.

But there are many, many other ways in which Christians can make a difference. If Christians were to, instead of spewing hateful, venomous bile about the situation, focus all their energy on loving young people and caring for those in crisis, there would be many, many more babies spared.

The truth of the matter is that most women who have abortions don't really want to kill their children. Obviously, their perspective is skewed, but they see no way out of their situation. It usually appears hopeless and completely unmanageable, not to mention that a huge percentage of the fathers are jerks who take the easy way out.

If I were to have married someone a liberal who felt that way, as all my liberal Christian friends do, it would definitely be manageable. But if I met someone who did nothing except spew leftist venom all the time, it would pretty obviously not work.

The same is true for other issues, as well. This is just the most polarizing facing us today, so I picked it.