Valorie Delp's comments

New Plans to Graduate Kids in 10th Grade - Blog Entry

07 Nov 2008 03:04 PM

No. . .a 16 year old could go to college here. . .just most don't. And many colleges would accept a 16 yo if they merited acceptance.

Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians? - Blog Entry

07 Nov 2008 11:53 AM

Hey I just found out Billy Graham is a Democrat!

The Confessions of a Pro-Life, Right Wing Conservative, Part 1 - Blog Entry

04 Nov 2008 03:36 AM

I don't know Janet.. .I mean I know what you mean but I think that this is changing. Guiliani is definitely pro-choice. I think he could've done well but just wasn't that into it.

The Confessions of a Pro-Life, Right Wing Conservative, Part 1 - Blog Entry

03 Nov 2008 10:13 AM

No--I don't consider McCain "pro-life" although he has consistently leaned towards pro-life. . .but again, he thinks it should be a state issue. I think this was part of his choice of Palin--although I don't know why he couldn't have chosen Romney or Huckabee or. . .and the list goes on. But that's another discussion. I think this is also part of the reason you see a lot of Republicans voting Democrat this time around.

The Confessions of a Pro-Life, Right Wing Conservative, Part 1 - Blog Entry

03 Nov 2008 09:36 AM

No. . .not all Republicans are pro-life. Guiliani is not. . .Bloomberg (who is now technically independent) is not and there are others. There are many Republicans who feel that the abortion question should be left to the states and so while not all are pro-life, many will consistently vote pro-life or reject pro-choice legislation at the federal level bc they feel it should be a state issue. There is also an organization called Democratsforlife.org which is, as the name implies, a pro-life organization of Democrats.

However, with that said, I think a pro-choice Republican could have a hard time getting elected and your assessment is certainly correct in the last several elections that I can remember.

The Confessions of a Pro-Life, Right Wing Conservative, Part 1 - Blog Entry

03 Nov 2008 02:29 AM

Yes--I agree--a candidate with no fear of God would be most detestible. And I do think that the sanctity of life issues are important. . .but I think that simply being "pro-life" doesn't affect the abortion rate.

And MJ--you are right--my 'pro-life' stance happens to also include capital punishment but I recognize that that's not the same for most Christians. However, if we say that we believe life begins at conception--we DO have to look at issues like stem cell research, fertility treatments and birth control.

The Confessions of a Pro-Life, Right Wing Conservative, Part 1 - Blog Entry

02 Nov 2008 02:11 PM

You're funny Janet. ;-)

Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians? - Blog Entry

02 Nov 2008 02:54 AM

Ruthann. . .I too see your point but the problem with NOT allowing states to choose is that then we start to mess with the constitution. (Yeah--I know we already mess with it nayways.) But that is really a slippery slope downwards--that's how we get to allow judges to legislate from the bench and it really is a breakdown. Kara--you will get no where trying to tell me that the Bible contradicts itself. Nor is that a dialogue that you can have with a Christian--I'm not offended but I definitely don't belive that and I know my stuff pretty well. That's really not the kind of dialogue that we can have in this format. ;-) Gosh Pattie--I need to get off here and get some blogging done!

Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians? - Blog Entry

01 Nov 2008 05:04 PM

And Janet, we're all going straight to hell in a hand basket. ;-) Wendesday should be interesting. ;-)

Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians? - Blog Entry

01 Nov 2008 05:02 PM

My point was that neither candidate is truly Christian and as Janet has pointed out, neither candidate is evil. You can go to Obama's voting record and see what he's done in inner cities caring "for the least of these." This cannot and should not be a one issue election. And personally, if we really want to talk about affecting actual change for abortion, then I think the question isn't who we elect but what we're willing to do to help women who are in horribly awful situations. While McCain has a history of voting pro-life, Obama has a history of fixing the situations that lead to abortion. I'm not sure that you can really call one Christian or another. Furthermore, I'm well aware of Biblical history--I'm just saying that our leaders are not always Godly--and it seems that God ordains it this way. And yet still, we may well be called to "stand beside" them.