There's a place for you in the party.
Posted on 01/02/2006 4:14:15 AM PST by kutwhoredel
I am a Gay Republican but I almost never chime in on political issues. I believe in small government, which the Bush administration has not been good at, as well as low taxes and the free market. I don't believe in manmade global warming and I think environmental activism is mostly a cover for people who want to make more rules to control our lives. Social issues don't get me very excited and I know I should be more grateful to my gay forefathers for all their sacrifices, but I've never encountered homophobia in my entire life so gay rights issues just don't move me but the Bush administrations values towards gays are starting to get out of hand. Yes I supported Bush both times around and no I am not happy with the Republican congress' flagrant expansion of government spending, and I wouldn't mind if they lost their majority this year, it might kick some sense into them - you can be a conservative in principle and recognize the failures of your party in living up to those principles. (That doesn't make me any more sympathetic to the Democrats as the Republicans today are just failed conservatives while the Democrats aren't conservatives at all.) I don't bait people here but I figured it was reasonable to ask how I would be received here?
There's a place for you in the party.
Brings up an interesting point.
Isn't it who we are that dictates what we do?
If a person is amoral or immoral, is that who we want "deciding our country's future" and are they "like minded"? I don't think so...
Do you eat ham or own a dog? The koran would brand you as immoral. I want a society where your idea of morality is your business but not imposed on me or others unless you can demonstrate a significant adverse impact from my behavior. A theocracy or theocratically dictated state is not for me.
And I don't care if it's bible based, koran based or based on any other scripture.
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