Okay, I feel I need to clear myself up here. I have been getting half a dozen messages about my stance on Pro Choice.
Let me explain very clearly that I do NOT agree with abortion. I do NOT agree with gay marriage. I do NOT agree with the war in Iraq (I don't...but that one is not related at all).
If I were ever asked how I feel, I certainly would not just sit around and tell the person that it doesn't matter how I feel and blah blah blah. Of course I would let them know my personal opinion. I mentioned that I am sick of debate in my post...I was more talking about collective debating...as a country. Being pro choice is supporting the right to have an opinion...and to share that opinion freely.
In the same tone, I would never bring God into a debate like that when talking to a non-christian. If they are not interested in God in the first place, hearing about their sin certainly isn't going to have them run to him in times of trouble. Do you see what I am saying here?! It's okay to share the love of God with a non-christian who is struggling with these questions...but bringing God into the debate as to why it is right or wrong...is not wisdom. I am not saying 'Don't talk about God' I AM saying 'Don't talk about Gods wrath'.
I guess another side of the coin to all this mess (and possibly the only side of the coin I have been talking about) is that these days there are so many different types of Christians. There are so many channels of beliefs and different types of 'evangelism'. For example, IHOP does the red tape that says life. I think that is amazing. It is a silent stand that allows others to think for themselves. There is no mention about anything religious at all. Then they spend time interceding about it. I am okay with that. It's the signs that mention sin and the social isolation that pisses me off.
This is the last post that I am going to put about this issue. Mostly because I am still sorting through some ideas and stuff. I just wanted to mention that I am starting to see some things in the Government that I don't like too much when it comes to Christians. I am trying to find a way to rectify that.
'That's my choice' was meant to be controversial. It was meant to get people thinking. I have been so 'trained' how to think. I don't want to think inside a box anymore. Jesus didn't think that way either. I am still learning...still growing...still changing. Once I have a firmer grip on this idea, I'll post.
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beth... you're the bravest. i love that you have posted your controversial thoughts on here. i hope people aren't displaying the unfortunately common in christian circles knee-jerk response of fear and anger toward you. a lot of times when i have the option to make my controversial thoughts public i opt not to because of the attack i know i will receive from certain types of christians. that is terribly sad, isn't it? wow. i hope and pray that god gives us the grace to relax and LET GO of certain issues of debate, focusing instead on the love of the father, which is our only source of life and also the solution to all problems in the world. simple as that.
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