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Originally Posted by Muncle
Gracie,
What do you know of Palin's "far right religious leanings"? I don't know if she wants to impose sharia law. Now that would be far right. I have heard that she is against abortion and for premarital abstinence. I don't know if you consider these to be "far right" but they are tenets of the Catholic Church, despite what a lot of the cafeteria Catholics profess here. These beliefs are also held by a large number on mainline protestant religions as well as a large number of Jews. Radical, I think not. Any other fringe beliefs.
You regret that there is too much thinking that is not open minded, you say "here", but if I may, I'll address a wider spectrum. I believe one of the troubles with society is that there is too much open-mindedness, that people refuse to accept that some things are just wrong. We have become a society that is so concerned with inclusion
that we accept anything. We either refuse to or are incapable of making our own value judgments. We have adopted the philosophy that who am I to judge something or someone. They may have different values. That philosophy is :edit:. If something is wrong, it's wrong.
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Muncle.
You have again written a compelling argument. I am not "FOR" abortion but I do support legalized abortion. And although I think premarital abstinence is a good idea, a GREAT idea, I know that it is not a very realistic expectation in this day and age. My grandchildren have heard my talk about sex ad nauseum and I am forever saying that when you watch the Olympics and you see that huge stadium full of people, remember how they got here, and if you think you are heading for a sexual experience, use birth control. I think that you can't get enough sex education and unplanned pregnancies probably side track more lives than drugs.
I digress. You wouldn't like me. I am always digressing. My thinking on religion and morals is entirely different than when I was a child. But I do judge people. There are too many lazy people running around. Too many people that think they are entitled to every creature comfort and any big house and fancy appliance and then can't pay their bills. I judge people harshly that don't take dedicated good care of their family and don't take time out from their careers to raise their under five year olds.
I, like Boomer, should not type after midnight.
I need to get the hell out of this political forum. And stay out.
AND Muncle...I don't have a clue what Sharia law is.
I feel premenstrual. NOPE. That's not a possibility.