I'm about to spew some hardcore political viewpoints at you, so if you are one of those people who can't respect others opinion, I suggest you get off my blog.
I have kept my political viewpoints to a minimum up until now. I think that someone telling me that I was going to Hell for supporting abortion really set me off. Here's the thing, not all of us vote for the entire country based on our personal beliefs. Also, not everyone believes the way you do, so don't tell us we're going to Hell just because we don't believe the same way you do.
I tend to keep my personal preferences away from my political ones. Yes, I am a Christian, and I see that our country is blessed enough to have freedom of religion. (Yes, that means ALL religion) It only makes sense that there is a separation between religion and state. I respect that and try to keep my religious views out of the election, because when you get right down to it, a house of worship has no place in government affairs.
Someone wrote me on Facebook informing me I was a supporter of evil if I voted Obama, that I was responsible for the death of millions of innocent children and promoting the sin of gay marriage. I find this EXTREMELY disrespectful and uncalled for. I do not criticize anyone for the way they vote, I expect the same respect. Should someone's opinion mean more than another persons? Absolutely not.
First off, I do not promote abortion, personally. It is one of those things that just isn't right for ME. I do believe that it is a woman's right to decided what she does with her body, though. As a woman, I feel that a man has no right to decide what is and isn't right for a woman to do with her body just as a woman should not tell a man what he can or can't do with his body. We do not have a clear understanding of what it is like to be the opposite sex, that's just that. It comes down to this: In the end, I only have to answer for myself, not everyone else. I exercise my rights and am extremely grateful that I am able to do so. Why in the world would I feel it was okay to take a right away from someone else? Based on my religious and personal outlook?! That goes against everything our country stands for: freedom. So, next time, find out what someone believes personally before you criticize them.
The next thing that I was bashed for, gay marriage. Okay, here's some cold, hard truth for you. I support it 110%. Don't like it? Sorry. Marriage is not what it used to be. Times are changing and with it, the culture changes. This goes back to the whole religion thing, keep it out of our government. It was taken out for a reason. Marriage should be a right, not a privilege. And honestly, how many of you Christians denying gays this right have practiced every word in the Bible exactly the way it instructs you. None of you, and if you have, you're probably in prison. You conform your interpretation and practicing of what is said in the Bible to be socially acceptable. Do we stone people and sacrifice animals in this country anymore? No, not legally at least. It was perfectly acceptable when the Bible was first written, but society changes. I do not view it as a sin.
I am only going into these two topics because they were directly brought to my attention, it's late, and I could go on for hours about all of this. I voted the way I did for MANY reasons, not just these.
My views may not be the same as yours, that's fine. I do not care if you support abortion 100% or completely hate it. I respect each opinion. I, personally, vote for what I believe is right for our entire country, not just myself. My only purpose for posting this is to try to extend the respect I have to others and make it known that what is on the surface isn't always what is underneath. I respect the opinion of the person who sent me that message, I just do not appreciate the way he expressed his beliefs to me, maliciously. It is not fair. Nobody's opinion of these subjects is right or wrong, they're opinions. But, there is a difference between talking like adults with respect and just trashing someone. Remember the magic rule....Do unto others as you would have them do to you.
"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."
-B. Russell
XO,
GL
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