I am going to go over the important issues of this presidential race one by on and see how I. a Christian ought to vote. Does one issue outweigh the other? What makes it a Christian issue? I will see.
I really could not find a list of official issues. SO I will be using the website http://www.2decide.com/table.htm to determine my baseline. I will start on the first one and work my way down.
Roe v. Wade
This is a no brainer in my opinion for Christians. Life is holy. Right to Life is sanctity of life. I think there is maybe a little wavering here to be done. Some believe in a right to live amendment. However, in a case of medical emergency, I believe the doctor and the woman should have a choice. I know I may receive some slack or guff from some people here, but whose life is more important? The womans or the baby? Again, this is in a case of dire medical emergency, not for convenience.
But for arguments sake....I and Christian should be against abortion. GOP 1 Dem 0
Death Penalty
Even the Bible teaches an eye for an eye. However this is not to be used as a personal punishment, but a sentence put forth buy a judge.
Genesis 9:6: "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man." (KJV)
Numbers 35:31"Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. He must surely be put to death."
Numbers 35:33"Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land, and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it."
However, there is the case: When the Pharisees brought a woman who was caught in the act of adultery to Jesus and asked Him if she should be stoned, Jesus replied, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her" (John 8:7).
First of all, God does allow capital punishment. He also gave the power of punishment to the government. It is wrong and unscriptural to claim that God opposes the death penalty in all instances. We as Christians should never rejoice when the death penalty is employed, but at the same time, Christians should not fight against the government’s right to execute the perpetrators of the most evil of crimes.
But, both parties basically believe in the same ideas on this issue, so
GOP 2 DEM 1
These are the first 2 issues on the list. Let the flaming begin.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
WHAT AM I Part 2
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Some food for thought on abortion--
http://peacelovekindness.org/abortionQuestion.html
http://christiandemocrat.us/blog/2005/03/abortion.html
http://christiandemocrats.org/
http://www.uschristiandemocrats.org/blog/domestic/abortion/
Abortion is not a black and white issue, as many radical Republicnas would have us think. It's not a matter of banning it entirely, it's a matter of making birth control, adoption services, and education on family planning more widely available, so fewer cases will occur where abortion seems to be a legitimate solution.
More brain food, on capitol punishment--
http://www.religioustolerance.org/execute.htm
http://www.deathpenaltyreligious.org/education/statements/for.html
Be sure to check out this guy's archives--
http://preventionnotpunishment.blogspot.com/
Personally, as with abortion, my stance is that capitol punishment need not be abolished altogether, but rather we should focus on preventing the societal flaws that produce such despicable criminals, and on administering the death penalty in a more equitable, fair, and just manner. As it's carried out now, it is not just, nor fair, nor equitable. Not only are the poor and monirities more likely to recieve the death penalty, whites and the wealthy less likely, for similar crimes, but innocent people have been and will be executed. Even one execution of an innocent person is argument enough against capitol punishment--however, as I've said, if we change our focus from capitol punishment to crime prevention, the number of death penalty cases will fall.
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