6 February 2012, 3:10 pm
Im a Christian but i do support Obama. And i have to say. Many people in the Bible Belt make it seem as if supporting Obama is like 'making a pact with the devil'. I mean, when you look at it honestly, none of the parties supports views that are completely in line with Christianity. The Democrats promotes social justice, helping the poor, and access to education and health care which i think is good. But they also support Abortion, Human embryonic stem cell research, and Euthanasia which i think is bad. Republicans oppose Abortion, Euthanasia and Human embryonic stem cell research which i think is a good thing. But they support tax cuts for the wealthy, cutting social programs or scrapping them, privatization of Health care, and are so militaristic(Basically everyone in the Republican party is itching to go to war with Iran). In addition a lot of them are so vitriolic on many issues its not funny. So i can't see how they can stand there and call themselves the party of Christian values, or the party of God when clearly they are not. I just look at the options and see which one is better and i clearly think Obama is better than the republican options. Am i the only Christian that thinks this way? @Free Sarcasm, and the Republicans don't support things that are evil? So when they keep blocking legislation that would basically bring the people that swindled the whole financial system through their greed to justice, thats not evil? When they support illegal wars, thats not evil? When they support torture, thats not evil? When they support a health care system in which insurance companies make money off of raising people's premiums, and even denying people insurance, thats not evil? Yes, abortion, Euthanasia, and all the other social issues you mentioned are evil. BUT SO ARE THESE THINGS THAT REPUBLICANS SUPPORT As to the whole Israel issue, i really dont see what supporting Israel has to do with Christianity. Have you forgetten in Paul's epistles when he says the Church is the New Israel? Have you forgotten about the new covenant and other things surrounding that which is relevant to Christian theology? This rebranded form of evangelicalism that supports Israel tooth... Read More »
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