Reply #18: Those "Christians" Scare Me [View All]

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as they do most mainstream Christians. I believe in separation of church and state. The bigger the separation the better it is. I don't want the leader of my country chosen by fools that believe religion is the only qualification. I, for one, look forward to the day when religion will not have any part of deciding the qualifications of a person running for office. I don't think I will be alive to see it, but I still hope.

I am a liberal Christian. Sometimes people like me get it from all sides. I get told I am not the right kind of Christian or not one at all by right wing fundies and sometimes I don't feel welcome by progressives because of my faith. I am for gay marriage and equal rights for all. It irritates the bejabbers out of me that we even have to have the discussion. At times I say stupid things like when Craig was arrested in a public bathroom and after I think about the absurdity of what I said (worrying about children and then realizing in 54 years I have never seen or heard sex in a public restroom) and apologize and vow to do better. I have protested abstinence programs and although I believe abortion should be a last resort, I don't believe it's used for birth control. It's a decision that women put a lot of thought into and women have shared their heartache about having to make the decision and I have no right to judge. No one has the right to judge them.

People like Huckabee and Romney are dangerous to our country. If the founding fathers had wanted a theocracy, we would have had one. No matter how much the founding father's words are distorted or how many fundies lie about what they said, you cannot deny they did not want religion to rule the government.:rant: