I know you're not 'yelling' at me, thus why I posted Cracked.com, to try and liven this thing up. Also I'm not sure what data you're questioning, unless that was simply an idiom.
I've always been conservative, people tend to assume I'm not because I'm ok with gays and not racist or whatever reason they have. I used to be a liberal in high school, but I took a good look around me, and all the liberal morals and policies I saw, were inherently flawed and self destructing, i.e. they set out to eventually reinstate the exact thing they originally want to stop.
I am for equality of all, though I am a Christian,we are commanded to love our enemies, and since love is respect in its highest form, I respect them and their views of life. I'm a very much so (as Jefferson said) 'it neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg" then continue living. The only place where I step in and 'enforce' my 'values' on 'others' is on issues of abortion, and as in some cases religion in the public arena. I do not side with republicans, because I couldn't give a crap what they think of gays, I'm not thinking of gays, I'm thinking of the children. I understand what people are saying when they state the child isn't a child until a certain stage, I don't think you're crazy, I simply do not agree. Also abortions are becoming out of control, Australian ethicists are stating 'what is a full birth abortion but a late stage partial birth?' People say "well Saru that's crazy we'd never agree with that!"
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/02/28/ethicists-in-australia-call-for-after-birth-abortions/
And normally I'd agree, but before people said "we would only abort until a certain point, we would NEVER abort after month 3 (or so)" and yet in some places partial birth abortions are legal. Some people call me a woman hating gay when I state I'm pro life but that's funniest thing: I respect women, and that is why I'm against abortion. What is a more honorable view of a woman: a woman is able to bring life into this world through a miraculous process, and even if it comes from -horrible- beginnings, it can turn into a beautiful thing OR, a woman is someone who is able to bring life into this world, unless she doesn't want to, then she can just say "alright nature, I don't agree."
I'm not about to start spouting off how every woman gets abortions everyday of the week, because that's not the argument I'm making, nor do I think that happens. The argument I'm making is that its murder, because once the cells start multiplying and dividing, life has -already- begun. Guys, I'm not against birth control pills, condoms, or hell go ahead and get some dildos and dental dams and make it a party. I'm against sancitifying playing God. Masturbation isn't the same, because life has not begun, I agree it is just 'cells.' Though almost all Christians are against masturbation, that's really only because it 9 times out of ten involves lusting, some Christians even argue if you masturbate without lust it isn't wrong at all. (Goes for men and women).
Cells are just cells. So sperm and eggs can just fly out like Syrians fleeing the border. Its fertilized eggs where the beginnings of life have begun, that I have a big issue with. Al Gore can extrapolate that from preliminary data the earth will flood like in day after tomorrow, but to extrapolate that a fertilized egg will become life is far fetched? It doesn't matter because its not yet? While I'm not saying you Billy are arguing this, if you agree that a fertilized egg left alone has a high probability to become 'life,' then why is it ok?The ozone layer isn't gone yet, so that means I can just go outside and watch Hairspray with my republican friends spraying hairspray into the atmosphere until the sun melts us all.
God gives life, and he takes it away. Man created death, not God. As far as the Tsunamis and stuff like that, yes people die. But that's not the question at hand, we are not discussing should life be precious if apparently 10 people a year die by having vending machines fall on them. We are discussing is it ok to willingly halt the cells of a fertizlied egg from continuing on, in order to make a woman feel better about herself.
Also I've been on a binge lately with my conservatism because I am sick and tired of being silenced as racist, sexist, homophobic (by those who don't know I'm gay), poor-haterer, free speech squasher, all for believing differently. I'm being called a nutcase for believing in a way of life, but I cannot call anyone else a nutcase for what they believe, because I am the defacto nutcase.
**For the record, I do not support the Republican party in any way, I don't even think I'll be voting for Romney. Since he made $50 abortions in Massachusetts.
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oceanbreeze,
I understand what you're saying, while there are places and ways to put children for adoption no questions asked, I understand that is a very difficult thing to do and some might argue more painful than abortion. I am not insensitive to that aspect, as I've had a few friends who have given birth and were torn between giving it up for adoption, or keeping it, knowing their low income job can't support it. Thats why I am all for supporting women, I feel like the money that we spend federally funding planned parenthood centers should go to places for mothers who are poor but want their child to have a good life where they can receive support, care, advice, etc. It absolutely is a terrible situation, but that doesn't make abortion ok, and that's I guess the point I want to make. I'm not saying any of this is a good thing, but abortion isn't the answer. This also plays into other aspects of our culture, when we promote a promiscuous life style, men are more likely to take things such as that for granted.
Then, maybe next we can talk about things like driving a car and balancing a checkbook.