tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041549.post109958593721939428..comments2023-10-06T06:38:16.077-05:00Comments on the little fights: 100,000Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09476174265551740950noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041549.post-1100215549641971012004-11-11T17:25:00.000-06:002004-11-11T17:25:00.000-06:00Thank you for clarifying the perspective. I didn't...Thank you for clarifying the perspective. I didn't mean that you, personally, held Bush up as a moral man, but instead was refering to the "exit polls" that listed "moral issues" as the reason for their votes for him.<br />I too have doubts and concerns about gay marriage's effects on society and on children specifically. And as I stated before, I wish more people who are anti-abortion would also discuss how we can help children who are born in this country to have health care, nutritious food, the basics. I am not pro-abortion, but to be pro-life should extend beyond the delivery of the baby to the quality of life for each child. As a country, we have to make that more important than it has been for a while. Headstart, food to dependent children, social services, birth control, parenting classes, adequate sex ed in schools...<br />Again, thanks for taking time to help me understand.<br />mcsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041549.post-1100026937148703432004-11-09T13:02:00.000-06:002004-11-09T13:02:00.000-06:00"I'm sure that means abortion and stem cell resear..."I'm sure that means abortion and stem cell research, and I do understand that people are opposed to both for religious reasons."<br /><br />The "moral issues" voters also probably included gay marriage in this category. I share your concerns on at least some of the issues you questioned, so I will focus only on the life issues which I said would have determined my vote.<br /><br />"What is moral about 100,000 deaths of women and children due to our attacks?"<br /><br />What is moral about over a million abortions every year?<br /><br />"Fertilized eggs that are not implanted are disposed of; they will not all be born to loving parents anxious to hold their child. I don't hear any arguments against that, but yet using that tissue for research that could help millions of people is immoral?"<br /><br />There are many Christian groups opposed to this type of fertility treatment. The reason their voices were louder on the stem cell issue is because such research would be using government money to fund research. And, you are confused on the issue. The Christian right are not opposed to ALL stem cell research, only that research which requires the destruction of a human embryo. There are stem cells in your body right now, and they are plentiful in the umbilical cord of a new baby. Why do we have to create & destroy human life when they are available elswhere?<br /><br />"Vote for him for whatever reasons you choose, but please, PLEASE, don't make him out to be a symbol of morality, for that is going down the slippery slope."<br /><br />I have never made him, or any politician for that matter, to be a symbol of morality.<br /><br />"And truly, if you can explain to me why so many churches supported this man, I'd like to understand, because he is about as far away from being a person of moral values as any hypocrite I have ever heard."<br /><br />The biggest moral issues voters were dealing with is abortion and gay marriage. With the possibility of Bush being able to appoint up to 4 new justices on the court this term and potentially helping to curb abortion, or perhaps even get Roe v Wade overturned, this issue factored prominently in swing voters' minds. And there has been much hash made over gay marriage, but those who claim it would have no consequence on our society aren't examining the facts of whats happened in European countries that have allowed it. I'm not saying gay marriage is the worst evil to ever confront our nation, but the fact remains it is a topic that was forced into national prominence by activist judges and a San Francisco mayor with no respect for the law. Christians key on both of these issues, and for obvious reasons, they were thrust to the forefront in this election.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476174265551740950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041549.post-1099707156717272172004-11-05T20:12:00.000-06:002004-11-05T20:12:00.000-06:00I am genuinely confused and hope you can help me u...I am genuinely confused and hope you can help me understand this. You would've voted for Bush "for life issues". And I've read and heard about voters who said they voted for him for "moral issues". I'm sure that means abortion and stem cell research, and I do understand that people are opposed to both for religious reasons.<br />Here's what I'm not getting, and I'm in Mensa, so I'm not obtuse. <br />What is moral about 100,000 deaths of women and children due to our attacks?<br />What "moral issue" is lying to the American public, and indeed the world, about our reasons for attacking Iraq?<br />What is moral about the rape and desecration of the environment?<br />What is moral about cutting programs that help people up out of poverty?<br />What is moral about Dick Cheney and Haliburton?<br />What is moral about the record number of executions during Bush's time in Texas?<br />What is moral about betraying the survival of the planet by refusing to acknowledge research about global warming and the greenhouse effect? Is it moral for America to pollute while so many of our allies have signed the Kyoto Protocol?<br />What is moral about tax cuts for the wealthiest? While the lowest income families are the 18 year olds joining the military for the 10K signing bonus?<br />Fertilized eggs that are not implanted are disposed of; they will not all be born to loving parents anxious to hold their child. I don't hear any arguments against that, but yet using that tissue for research that could help millions of people is immoral?<br />Vote for him for whatever reasons you choose, but please, PLEASE, don't make him out to be a symbol of morality, for that is going down the slippery slope.<br />And truly, if you can explain to me why so many churches supported this man, I'd like to understand, because he is about as far away from being a person of moral values as any hypocrite I have ever heard. mcsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com