I’ve had a week to reflect on the inauguration of President Obama, and I’m still unsure as to how I should feel. Obviously, my opinion doesn’t matter to most Americans, especially the rabidly pro-McCain Roman Catholics that I came across during election season on Paltalk, among other places (they only needed to convince non-Americans not to vote for that pro-death Democrat).
Would it have been better had McCain won though? How much importance should we as Orthodox Christians place on the issue of life when it comes round to election time? Obviously we must take a firm stand against abortion, but when that issue doesn’t seem to get resolved regardless of whether a Democrat or a Republican is in office, are we still able to support a pro-choice candidate for his other policies? Even if, as some assert, we are just as morally culpable for the decisions of our leaders if we were among those who contributed to their election? I know I’m not an American, so I can’t be held responsible for Obama’s actions (apart from perhaps my encouraging of Americans to vote for him over McCain), but I guess that this carries over into who I vote for in my own country – even though in Australia, abortion doesn’t seem to be a big issue as far as our parties are concerned.
Unless you’re planning on voting Family First.
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Seriously...Americans need a new political party. (And I say this as a registered Republican!)
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