Two posts for today. First the heavy one...


I got a pamphlet from my pastor yesterday called "Voting God's Policies". He said he got them to hand out before the election, but got scared of be labeled too liberal. This is not an evangelical publication.

It pointed out to me, however, a hypocrisy in my beliefs that I must come to grips with.

I have often said that the best way for Christians to end gay marriage is not to marry a gay person. Why does what someone else do effect the sanctity of your marriage? I would say the same of abortion- don't believe in abortion, then don't have one. What others do is none of your business (how very Libertarion of me).

The issue is that I can't bring myself to that ethic about money. I feel that it is the government and society's duty to care for those that can't care for themselves. I have also often said "Jesus didn't say 'blessed are the poor who try to find work and don't have any kids and have a disability or a major hospital expense'. He told us to take care of the poor- end of sentence." If I espouse a 'hands off my body' policy, how can I espouse a 'Jesus says give your money away' policy.

I'm sure I could come up with an 'everybody benefits from a society free of poverty, so you have to give some money away' line, but that we be bogus. I have to find a way to justify in my mind that foricing someone to give food or money to someone is different than forcing someone to not have an abortion.

I think this may take a while.

E