Say what?!? How can one be pro-choice and anti-abortion? Well, its very similar to the concept of separation of Church and State. You see, Jesus had plenty of moral convictions, and many of these ran counter to the legal standards of Jewish and/or Roman societies.
Take divorce, for example. It was common in both Roman and Jewish societies. Jesus said that remarrying was committing adultery. However, he never advocated changing Roman and/or Jewish laws to reflect his moral convictions. He only taught his disciples to follow them.
Now, I believe that abortion is against the Christian faith (except in cases where the mother's life is at stake). I do agree with the pro-lifers on that. However, American society is no longer based upon Christianity (if it ever was is a debate I will not go into here). And its not fair to force the Christian religion upon non-Christians.
It is similar to my opinion on adultery. I unequivocally denounce adultery as immoral, and very un-Christian. However, I do not believe adultery should be illegal. We should not jail or fine adultery. Same with abortion.
So I am all for women's choice to do whatever she wants with her body. I may not agree with a woman's decision to have an abortion, but I do agree with them that it's her choice, not mine. So I vote for their decision to have that choice. I will counsel against abortion in the vast majority of cases if a friend or loved one asks my opinion. However, I will not do anything to stand in their way.
I also work to reduce the amount of abortions by being in favor of sexual education in middle/high schools, and by supporting universal access to birth control. Both of these measures help reduce unwanted pregnancies, and so reduce the number of abortions.
So there you have it, why I am pro-choice and anti-abortion. Feel free to comment below!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Introducing the Nerdy Christian Democrat
Hello, all! I thought I should start my blog off with an introduction to me, so you can get to know me a little. Anything else you want to know, feel free to put in the comments and I will consider writing a blog to answer your question!
First off, I am a nerd. I run Linux on all my computers, and even convinced my wife to switching from Windows 7 to Linux Mint on her computer. For myself, I love to use the cutting edge Arch Linux. Not a newbie friendly distro though, so I recommend Linux Mint to newbies to Linux. I also love computer programming (C++ is my favorite language, followed by Java), and own a small business that does web development (PHP, javascript, html, and CSS). I also love Scifi (Star Trek is my favorite scifi franchise, followed by Star Wars).
I am also a Christian. I attend a non-denominational church that leans heavily towards Pentecostal. We are pretty conservatively Pentecostal in our theology, with the exception of how we view the so called clobber passages (Genesis 19, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, and 1 Timothy 1:9-10). I am planning a series of posts on the clobber passages, but I am not sure when I will get around to it. In summary, though, we believe that these verses have been mistranslated and/or misinterpreted to support an anti-LGBT bias.
Although I am pretty conservative in my theology, I am pretty liberal when it comes to social issues. I am for welfare (No, I do not receive any welfare!) to help the poor, I am pro-choice (while being anti-abortion!), for gay rights (including gay marriage!), and support the two-state solution in the Middle East, and support the separation of Church and State. The party that most closely fits my politics is the Democratic Party, so I tend to vote Democrat.
What else about me? Well, I am a bisexual man. I have been happily married to my wife for a little over a year, and am monogamous. Yes, that's right. You can be monogamous and bisexual. Forget all those old bisexual stereotypes you have heard. I have 2 children from a previous relationship, and a wonderful step-daughter. I adore all three of my kids.
Well, I think that sums me up! Any questions, feel free to post them in the comments and I will either answer in the comments, or write a blog post about it. Have a good day and God bless you!
First off, I am a nerd. I run Linux on all my computers, and even convinced my wife to switching from Windows 7 to Linux Mint on her computer. For myself, I love to use the cutting edge Arch Linux. Not a newbie friendly distro though, so I recommend Linux Mint to newbies to Linux. I also love computer programming (C++ is my favorite language, followed by Java), and own a small business that does web development (PHP, javascript, html, and CSS). I also love Scifi (Star Trek is my favorite scifi franchise, followed by Star Wars).
I am also a Christian. I attend a non-denominational church that leans heavily towards Pentecostal. We are pretty conservatively Pentecostal in our theology, with the exception of how we view the so called clobber passages (Genesis 19, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, and 1 Timothy 1:9-10). I am planning a series of posts on the clobber passages, but I am not sure when I will get around to it. In summary, though, we believe that these verses have been mistranslated and/or misinterpreted to support an anti-LGBT bias.
Although I am pretty conservative in my theology, I am pretty liberal when it comes to social issues. I am for welfare (No, I do not receive any welfare!) to help the poor, I am pro-choice (while being anti-abortion!), for gay rights (including gay marriage!), and support the two-state solution in the Middle East, and support the separation of Church and State. The party that most closely fits my politics is the Democratic Party, so I tend to vote Democrat.
What else about me? Well, I am a bisexual man. I have been happily married to my wife for a little over a year, and am monogamous. Yes, that's right. You can be monogamous and bisexual. Forget all those old bisexual stereotypes you have heard. I have 2 children from a previous relationship, and a wonderful step-daughter. I adore all three of my kids.
Well, I think that sums me up! Any questions, feel free to post them in the comments and I will either answer in the comments, or write a blog post about it. Have a good day and God bless you!
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