jdanton

Interesting. Thanks.

Each of us view things from a perspective that's created by our own personal experiences, and to some extent upon the experiences we learn that others have had.

I am not, I'm sure, the only one who knows people who frequently complain about their health insurance, if they have any, or complain aobut not having health insurance if they don't, who, come election day, are more concerned with keeping gays from marrying.

There's also a strong undercurrent in this country that a strongly religious person is automatically a better, more moral, more honest person. That belief helped G.W. get elected (?).

Both Obama and Hillary were pandering to that block of voters Sunday evening.

According to the polls, a lot of people voted for G.W. because he was more likable than Gore. Bush was the guy they'd most want to have a beer with.

I've seen zero evidence that religious beliefs have anything to do with a person's moral character.

I question if a man of true religious conviction is capable of governing based on our constitution.

It's also my belief that when a voter casts a vote based on the premise that the person for whom he's voting will govern based upon shared religious beliefs, that voter is violating his own beliefs.

Supposedly, this voter believes God gives us each a choice. If that voter's intention is to have the government remove some of those choices, then he's contradicting himself.

I don't want my government to be a branch of a religion. I want my government to do what it can to insure everyone gets an equal opportunity, that our workers get a fair shot at jobs in the global economy, and, if they have to protect us from anything, protect our wallets, protect our beings, not our morals.

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