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To: My2Cents
That's fair. But at what point does personal "conscience" cross the line into "imposing one's will" on the conscience and actions of others?

My post was referring to a Christian's individual vote. A Christian's individual vote does not impose their will upon others - it's their vote and no one is entitled to it.

As for the topic of imposing my will upon the world around me, I have an idea of the kind of world I want my children to grow up in, and my grandchildren, etc. So did the founding fathers: "...and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution..." I will do all in my power, through legal means, with my vote and my activism, within and without the party, both temporaly and spiritually, to secure the blessings of liberty for myself and my posterity. Anyone who gets in my way might feel that I am imposing my will upon them. Tough! I'm lucky in that I don't have to (yet) pick up arms and fight a bloody revolution to secure those blessings as did those who came before. Rightly or wrongly, I still believe that I can work within the current system. And if that means I have to work against so-called moderates who would compromise every worthy principle in order to gain more power, then so be it. Is my goal futile? Possibly - but that is beside the point. One of my guiding counsels is this:

"The fight for freedom is God's fight. Freedom is an eternal law of God. Men cannot break it with impunity, but can only break themselves upon it. When a man stands for freedom, he stands for God. As long as he stands for freedom, he stands with God. And were he to stand alone, he would still stand with God. Any man will be eternally vindicated and rewarded for his stand for freedom." - Ezra Taft Benson

457 posted on 10/09/2003 3:01:30 PM PDT by Spiff (Have you committed one random act of thoughtcrime today?)
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To: Spiff
As you've expressed your conviction, I agree with you.
468 posted on 10/09/2003 3:30:47 PM PDT by My2Cents (Well...there you go again.)
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