Why?

[californiahippie]

First of all, fair warning that this is a hippy rant. Those who do not want to hear the rantings of a liberal hippy should stop here.

I am wondering a lot of whys. My first why

Why do conservative Republicans oppose abortions but support the death penalty? Why do they oppose social programs? If a woman was a crack mother they would try to oppose her having an abortion, but once she had the baby they wouldn't want to support any programs to help the child. The child may then very well grow up to commit a horrid crime, because they have had no chance and no intervention, and then society tries and kills him?
I am pro life but I cannot stand behind the hypocritical politics of supporting a child only in the mother's womb and in no other phase of it's life. It takes a village to raise a child. If we as a society fail and look away from the problems of society and those who fall through the cracks, then isn't the blood on our hands as well when crimes are commited? This administration is pro fetus, period.
Jesus said "I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly God, for God makes God's sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes the rain to fall on the just and the unjust. Be compassionate as your heavenly father is compassionate".
When have these sentiments been put into practice by the Bush administration? When have we heard of love for the enemy, or prayer for those who persecute us. Isn't it more important to follow the law of God than the law of our administration? Then why aren't more people calling for our leaders to put down their swords, to practice diplomacy? Why do we have bumper stickers that say "God bless America, our enemies can go to hell"?
Jesus said
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the reign in heaven". Why do we have homeless sitting in the rain while large corporations are given corporate welfare breaks? Why does this government favor big business to social welfare? Why do people stand behind it?
Jesus said
"Blessed are the peacemakers. They shall be called sons and daughters of God." Why do ask Jesus to bless our wars? Shouldn't we be asking for forgiveness?
What happened to this nation? It seems we refuse to even think about mourning for the loss of life if it is not American. Instead of praying for those who persecute us, we bomb innocent civilians and Iraqi soldiers yet we only pray for Americans. When has it been said by this administration that all life is sacred, and that it is with a heavy heart that we mourn every life, that is with a heavy heart that we mourn the civilians that were killed in Iraq, that we pray for even those who persecute us and wish us harm. What would be different if we put into practice these immense teachings? How would other countries look on us differently if we only showed a little sorrow and vunerablity, and not just blind pride and false patriotism?
I call it false patriotism because the people who shout the loudest about fighting for our freedoms are usually the same people who are fine with having our freedoms taken away by measures like the patriot act and the propsed gay marriage amendment. I don't think these people have really thought about what freedom means. I don't think this administration values freedom.
One of my favorite authors, Reverend John Dear, wrote
"as a Christian, I commited myself to live according to the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus's peacemaking life. That meant, like Jesus, I would be required to find inner peace and publicly oppose violence and war, pursuing a world of peace with justice for all. The challenge is to start the journey, to stay faithful, and to delve into a life of peace. Though there will be many days when the journey will seem futile, daunting, even hopeless, over time we come to realize that the journey itself is the life of peace! All we have to do is choose to take up that journey and stay faithful."

[rock]

1. They think emotionally, not rationally

For many people, this is simply the easier way to go.

[fob]

2. What is the death penalty if not an abortion at 360 months, or whatever

age is appropriate?

[camero]

3. H.L. Mencken

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

I think it was him that said that but the quote is appropriate for the vast majority of pubies.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. They are trying to increase the level of ENSLAVEMENT

of as many people as possible.

Slavery itself is illegal, so they look for other ways to do it.

[SheilaT]

5. For the religious ones,

their religious beliefs mean they've completely suspended any kind of critical thinking. Once you start accepting all kinds of inconsistent things "on faith", anything goes.

Basically, a lot of them are hypocrites.

[prodigal_green]

6. They are not Pro-life, they are anti-sex

They do not like the idea of sex. Period. If a woman is in control of her own sexuality, double plus bad. It is about control, not about babies.