Your insightful reply was as follows:
>Ok, here we go :)
>Item 1, state, not federal issue.
>Item 2, state, not federal issue.
>Item 3, good luck Mr. President.
>Item 4, state, not federal issue.
>Item 5, Time will tell; maybe the Russians have some insight on this one.
Whoa, Nellie! I thought you were a man of the cloth, and able as such, to look at these as moral issues.
I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you, that with all of your moralizing, you worry about technical niceties as to whether it is a state or a federal issue.
I didn't ask you whether the issues were directly addressed by the Constitution. I asked you what your own position is on these matters.
Or are you, like the Pharisees of the time of Jesus, merely a hypocrite who hides behind legal technicalities to avoid the important issues of the day? Are you the type of preacher who twists and turns the law into a pretzel for the expedient of sending an innocent man to a crucifixion?
In another time and place, would your hero have been Caiphas or St. Peter?
Let's presume -- at least for a few more moments -- that you're much closer to Peter than Caiphas. I have my suspicions, but let's see if you actually reply this time.
So I'll ask again...
Do you believe that partial birth abortions should be legal or illegal in the state or nation in which you reside?
Do you believe homosexual marriage should be legal or illegal in the state or nation in which you reside? Is marriage something that occurs between a man and a woman only? What do you, as a leader of one of Our Lord's flock -- which surely you must be if you are who you claim to be -- believe in this case?
Do you favor or oppose judicial nominees who interpret the existing Constitution rather than legislate to correct perceived defects in the Constitution?
Do you favor or oppose expansion of stem-cell research when that research involves termination of fetuses? (I'm trying to use politically correct language here, since I suspect that approach will increase your comfort level)
And regarding your position on the president's decision to topple Saddam Hussein, I didn't ask the Russians. I asked you. What do YOU think of it?
So, reverend, don't be a Pharisee. Avoid hypocrisy, if you can. Be a real man of the cloth and speak your mind.
-George
Now now, you are just being silly.
Here is the actual text of the message you sent me...
Your complaints are vague and some are straight out of Far Left conspiracy theories.
So let's see if you'll be more specific:
What do you think of President Bush's push to make partial birth abortions illegal? Should they be legal?
What do you think of President Bush's concerns about homosexual marriage? Is marriage between a man and a woman only?
What do you think of the president's judicial nominees? (He is re-submitting the 20 the Democrats obstructed)
What do you think about the president's position on stem-cell research?
What do you think about the president's decision to topple Saddam Hussein?
-George
Nowhere in your post to me did you ask my opinion of the topics. You asked what I thought about the Presidents stands, decisions and positions regarding the topics, hence my response as to whom the decisions regarding those issues truly should be made by. Yet you claim I am hiding like a hypocrite...very strange.
You are becoming sloppy presenting your ideas by not paying attention to the context of even your own posts. Also, the personal attacks against me are not necessary; they reveal your true lack of character.
Since you seem to conratradict yourself even in your second post I find no reason to waste my time giving you my personal opinions on the issues. I have already responded once in a manner that should have been plain as day and thats the best I can do for you.
I wish you good luck.