Political Frustrations and the "Bail-Out."
I know that this is a blog that claims to be devoted to faith issues, so I apologize for this thoroughly political and economic posting. This is the only place (other than Facebook) where I can rant and rave and at least imagine that somebody else might take a gander. Thanks for reading.
Is this Jesus/ Holy Spirit and Father character for real?
How do we know that our "experience" as Christians is not our own personal delusion or mental projection of how we think it is supposed to look? Could it be that we are deceived? How do we know it's for real?
What the candidates think and have acted on.
Looking for some info on the presidential candidates? Here's a place to start. Most of the data here is from CNN.com
-CL
-CL
How do we pick a president? / How Pro-Life Are We Really?
Most well intentioned and zealous, conservative Christians get their claws out when I say I am for Obama. They just assume that I am pro-death and that I cackle in glee each time I cruise around in my hybrid-VW upholstered in baby flesh.
Barf.
So let me offer a proufound and deeply sincere "thank you" to you and all my fellow bloggers and friends who have not tread this path. Contrary to the conclusions of some, I am not just "pro-life." I am extremely pro-life. But I tend to interpret "life" in ways that not only incorporate the yet-to-be-born, but also as the already-born and the non-human life that we happen to share this planet with. I just don't understand how anyone can be "pro-life" without being pro-human, pro-peace and pro-environment too. Abortion is terrible, and I hate it, but I also hate unjust war, disregard for human rights and this environmental suicide-machine that we continue to feed in ignorant bliss.
Unfortunately, in our system, picking a president seems to be more about choosing the lesser of 2 evils than electing a man or woman who we can truly support with 100%. For me, for this election, the lesser of the evils happens to be the Democratic candidates.
Tell me how you pick your president and what "pro-life" means to you.
in peace,
-CL
(most of these posts were originally imported from my Facebook note: "How Pro-Life are we really?" No user posts have been edited except for this initial description.)
Barf.
So let me offer a proufound and deeply sincere "thank you" to you and all my fellow bloggers and friends who have not tread this path. Contrary to the conclusions of some, I am not just "pro-life." I am extremely pro-life. But I tend to interpret "life" in ways that not only incorporate the yet-to-be-born, but also as the already-born and the non-human life that we happen to share this planet with. I just don't understand how anyone can be "pro-life" without being pro-human, pro-peace and pro-environment too. Abortion is terrible, and I hate it, but I also hate unjust war, disregard for human rights and this environmental suicide-machine that we continue to feed in ignorant bliss.
Unfortunately, in our system, picking a president seems to be more about choosing the lesser of 2 evils than electing a man or woman who we can truly support with 100%. For me, for this election, the lesser of the evils happens to be the Democratic candidates.
Tell me how you pick your president and what "pro-life" means to you.
in peace,
-CL
(most of these posts were originally imported from my Facebook note: "How Pro-Life are we really?" No user posts have been edited except for this initial description.)
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