I wish women could
only become pregnant when they wanted to, would never be harmed or taken
advantage of by anyone, and could determine what happens to their bodies. I
wish all people had the same opportunities. I wish greed and corruption didn’t
exist and all people were fair. I wish people who had more money shared it with
people who had less and that no one would ever want for anything. I wish
everyone had access to healthcare, that people were peaceful and no one ever
needed a gun, that all people could have the opportunities that we have in
America, that terrorism did not exist, and that technological progress did not
ever affect the economy.
I think liberals
would agree with me on the 1st paragraph. The difference comes down
to how we act on it. A utopia would be nice – I’m sure we all wish for it – but
– it’s not ever going to be possible.
Women will become
pregnant, even when it’s not convenient. Murder is not a solution for that.
Corruption should not
be tolerated, but capitalism is not evil. And guess what – greed is not against
the law. While greed is a moral vice (and a lot of people think morality is
relative, so who really has the right to say when they use that kind of
reasoning), as long as all laws are followed, who really cares if someone is
greedy? The problem is when the greed causes them to become corrupt and break
laws. So let’s all stop complaining about corporate greed, and just focus on
corporate corruption.
While I wish that
people who were rich gave more to those that are poor, I do not believe in
forcefully taking their money away. I believe in a flat tax – no one should be
punished for success.
Healthcare is a
business. People go to school and develop skills in order to work in that
business. The services they provide is something the rest of us have to pay for
– it is not a right. We do not have a civil right to someone else’s skills.
When you outlaw guns,
only people who break the law will have guns. Stricter gun laws = criminals still
have guns, and people who would like to protect themselves don’t. I probably
don’t need to discuss this subject any more. Just look at statistics on when
gun laws are stricter and you see that crime goes up.
While I wish everyone
could experience America, immigration should be accomplished legally. Illegal
immigration costs the US $100 billion per year. How are we supposed to be able
to help anyone or provide a thriving economy for people to immigrate too, when
our resources are being drained like that?
Terrorism does exist.
There are people that hate our country and our values, and they are actively
trying to harm us. Our country should be protected. Saying that we should stay
out of other people’s countries and business is like saying you do not believe
in having a police department. There should be a law-enforcing entity at every
level. If you believe in having one at a local level, why not at a much higher
level? Someone has to enforce laws. If there is a country harboring terrorists,
someone has to do something about it.
Technology and
progress often affect the economy – just look at the industrial revolution. God
gave us this planet to live on and we should respect His creation, but let’s
not go overboard. We have to find a way to balance progress and responsibility.
There is no overwhelming scientific evidence for evolution. There is no
overwhelming scientific evidence for global warming. In fact, there are studies
that come out regularly saying. “Oopsy – looks like we had that aspect of the
science wrong, but don’t worry, it’s still true!” How many times does that have
to happen before people finally come to their senses? There is a lot of science
in the Bible, and not once has any of it been proven wrong.
The main reason I am
a conservative is because I am a Christian. We live in a fallen world – it becomes
more sinful every day. More people turn from God every day. As the result of
man’s sin, our world is not longer perfect; our world is no longer fair. We
face the consequences of that sin – our own sin, and the sin of others. A woman
may become pregnant when she is raped. She is facing the consequences of
someone else’s sin. We can all imagine how painful that situation would be, but
sin is never the solution to sin, so murdering her unborn child would not be an
appropriate resolution. God promises that while He does not cause bad things to
happen, that He can cause good to happen out of the bad. What an amazing
promise! I have seen that come to fruition in my own life over and over.
We should do our best
to help people in need, and that is also very clear in the Bible, we should not
be taking away other people’s rights to force them to help others. God lets us
choose whether to obey Him or not – He says He loves a cheerful giver, and no
one should ever be forced to give. When He required a tax on the Israelites, He
specifically said that the poor should not give less and the rich should not
give more. Giving is a heart issue, and if everyone’s hearts were right with
God, we would have no problems.
Now if you disagree
with me, and you think my faith is just my own and should have nothing to do
with politics, and everyone has a right to make their own choices, then that’s
your prerogative. I hope those people realize that while they talk to me about
not forcing my beliefs on others, what they should realize is that in that
moment they are forcing their beliefs on me. Everyone believes something,
religious or political, and if you are fighting for it and there are people who
disagree with you, then you are forcing it on them. But I will respect you,
because we all have to look at ourselves in the mirror and be able to sleep at
night. I can have a healthy respect for anyone who fights for what they believe
in, even if it is a different belief than my own – I have a lot harder time
respecting people who just want to stay out of the argument. Just don’t tell me
that my beliefs are relative and only affect me – cause guess what, that’s not
my beliefs – those are your beliefs. I know that what I believe is TRUTH and
applies to all people. I will always fight for what I believe in the political
realm, because politics affect my life, and Christ controls every part of my
life. My desire to obey and please
Christ far, far, far outweighs anything else. My faith is everything to me –
nothing will ever come before it. Don’t ask me not to bring it into politics,
because I just can’t abide by that.
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