There is a Toby Keith song, to paraphrase, says 'I bring my better Angels to every fight...hate me if you want to...love me if you can.' That in a way is how my life goes. I was brought up with very strong values and opinions. Some have accused me of being closed-minded. I'm not- but believe if you are too open minded your brain will fall out. I am not one that will go with the flow for the PC times. If you believe strong enough in something it should not change simply because someone may be offended. I do not start out to offend. But, neither do I want to be offended by someone trying to stifle my views. I am Pro-Life and Pro-Death penalty. There are those that will say this is a contradiction. I disagree. A baby did not ask to be brought into this world-nor asked to be killed before they could experience it. A person that commits murder has given up their right to their life. To stop this type of punishment does not deter the crime. I also believe if you are able to work YOU SHOULD. The welfare system was not intended to be a paycheck for those that choose unemployment. The system is supposed to help those that need it but not for those that have learned to abuse it.
Just because we are Americans does not give us the right to demand everything we want for nothing. The US Constitution gives us the rights to 'Life, Liberty and the PURSUIT of Happiness.' I am grateful for our Founding Fathers drive to put themselves on the line for this Country. I am extremely proud and thankful for our Past, Present and Future members of the Armed Forces who choose to risk their lives and very Freedoms to protect ours.
To quote 'there are only two people who gave their lives for us-Jesus Christ and the American Soldiers.' Without either of them in our lives we would not be able to live.
So, if you still want to read more I look forward to sharing. If I have offended or turned you off I hope you find what you are looking for elsewhere.
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First of all I wanna say "AMEN" to the armed forcues line...We have been very blessed!
Second of all..Its ok to be the "good one"...=)
ttyl!
To this I just want to say that I agree with being pro-life and that a baby has a right to live. This reminded me of a poem I wrote for an English class in high school and I thought I would share it:
The Right Choice
A pregnant teenager lost and confused
What should she do?
Have an abortion
Or let it live?
Is it her right to make a choice
That affects the one who has no voice?
What if she can't care for a newborn?
Does that give her the right to abort?
She does have another option
Put the baby up for adoption
Will she make the right choice
For the one who has no voice?
I've heard many Christians argue the position against the death penalty. And, I struggled with it through the years - until a couple years ago. I was reading a book by Max Lucado about Christ's last hours on earth - and it talked about the thief on the cross. When the thief asked for forgiveness, Jesus response was "Today you will be with me in paradise." He didn't say "get down off the cross". The thief still had to be held accountable for his transgression as prescribed by the laws of the land. I believe in extending grace, mercy and forgiveness – heaven knows it has been extended to me on many occasions when I was not worthy – but I also believe in personal accountability. And, in my opinion, it is the lack of accountability that creates a lot of the problems we have in this country. Stand up, be responsible for yourself, your choices, your actions – and hold others to the same standard.
Ok… I didn’t intend to post on all of your blogs… sorry! But, thanks for the platform! And thanks for your faith and your willingness to share it!
I agree wholeheartedly! [with everything you said.] Good for you for standing up for what you believe in.
And as Megan said... the "good ones" are the best! hahaha... I'm an only child. But out of all my friends, I am the "good one." lol.
I am also for prolife. I debate it about it all the time. I hate the of abortion. Although I am not judgmental. I like to give my opinion, but never look down upon people for theres
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