something i read sparked a comment

i was reading my friend's blog...which i do every now and then just to see what he's up to...and he was talking about Liberitarism and Conservatism, whether it's better to be a Liberitarian or a Republican.

well of course my opinion is the best choice is neither. but it was what his reasoning behind the situation that made me write this.

he says that it's all based on morality. democrats are for a more social agenda and republicans are for the morals (and liberitarians are for neither). his question is that can you be both a Christian (and support a morality stance) and be a Liberitarian at the same time. and then he says some stuff about how the country is mostly christians and whether or not the laws of the land, should they ever be 100% based on morality, govern even those who are not christians.

i'm a christian. i don't wave my flag about it all the time, not because i'm ashamed, i just don't think it's my place. i'm more of a progressive, liberal christian than the Republican sort.

and i really don't think the goverment should be bullying people into following practices of Christianity when they are Muslim or Catholic or Mormon. the united states were built on a principle that people could follow whatever religion they chose without being harassed (like they were in England). so now, 250 years later, we're going to decide that since most of this country is Christian, let's make everyone follow laws based on the Bible.

no.

think of it the other way. what if the US was mostly Muslims and the goverment contained mostly Muslim leaders so they decide to pass Muslim laws. how would you feel, as a Christian, to be governed by these laws?

and another thing that bothers me about this issue, is that we're saying that if you're a Democrat, then obviously you're not a Christian (or a bad one at that). i just believe it's not my business what other people do. if they want to be gay, fine. if they want to gamble their life away, whatever. if they want to cheat on their husband/wife, it's not my place to tell you that's bad. you'll be judged in the end (and your spouse should divorce you b/c you're trash).

read it for yourself: larmon.net june 24 post.