tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post2134448552611518770..comments2024-02-18T23:36:14.267-08:00Comments on A Continual Feast: Pro-Life Issuessarah mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18016489034529811005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post-85834617706976786212008-11-12T11:16:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:16:00.000-08:00Anyssa, it's probably clear from my other post...Anyssa, it's probably clear from my other posts on political topics lately that my reasons for not voting for Obama certainly extend beyond the issue of abortion - I also disagree with his positions on foreign policy, socio-economic issues, and of course, big government. I don't consider myself a "single-issue voter" because I don't make decisions based on a candidate's position on one issue. That said, my post was articulating my thought that being a Christian as I understand it means that I cannot in good conscience vote for a candidate who will enact pro-choice policies, so perhaps I am a single-issue voter after all - depends on your definition I guess. <br><br>The Bible doesn't tell us in so many words what God thinks of economic and foreign policy, but it is clear that God detests hands that shed innocent blood. So even if I agreed with Obama on other issues, I couldn't have voted for him, and it's hard for me to understand the justification going on in the minds of Christians who did (i.e. most of my friends).Sarah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332994747067134980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post-42568217086907050462008-11-12T07:38:00.000-08:002008-11-12T07:38:00.000-08:00While I agree with most of your comments and think...While I agree with most of your comments and think that partial-birth abortions is (or anything past first-trimester abortions, for that matter) is absolutely disgusting, I voted against Obama for many other reasons, some of which may or may not relate to various Judeo-Christian views. Obama's abortion stance makes me find him all the more distasteful, but numerous other issues also repel me on a religious level. But I also think that his social policies are crap, that his economic policies are crap (as do several economist friends of mine), that his foreign policies are crap (and scare the crap out of me!), and that his big-government liberal ideas will only change the core of this country in ways I think it should not be changed.<br><br>None of that was eloquent because I've used up my eloquence in other debates. However, I never will be a one-issue voter and truly wish that Christians could look at all the issues instead of just one (abortion) or, at the other end of the spectrum, just those which don't engage their conscience (economics).<br><br>Sigh. Canada?ACNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052209801942592717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post-90762869423270522432008-11-12T04:30:00.000-08:002008-11-12T04:30:00.000-08:00Sarah - very wonderful comments, thoughtful, life-...Sarah - very wonderful comments, thoughtful, life-affirming, and Godly.<br>SteveDadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post-57428898535938424642008-11-11T22:43:00.000-08:002008-11-11T22:43:00.000-08:00Amen, Sarah! We couldn't agree more.Love you....Amen, Sarah! We couldn't agree more.<br><br>Love you.Mom and Dadnoreply@blogger.com