Conservative Values

After reading the last several posts on another blog www.guntotingliberal.com/archive/502

I thought that an honest look at what conservative values are would be good.

One of the comments included a list of conservative values. I agreed with a lot of what was said in the list, but don't truely see current conservative politicans following that list as closely as they present themselves to.

I also think that many moderate liberals, which I would consider myself to be, can agree with some of things about this list.

I will give a shorted version of that list here, but please feel free to see it for yourself.

1. Don't over tax
2. Limit Government so that each American is responsible for success or failure
3. Hold People accounable for their actions.
4. Support our military
5. Support each persons right to exorsize their religion (or lack there of)
6. Oppose socailism.
7. Abortion is wrong.
8. Global warming is a myth.
9. The public education system is poor.
10. Promote pure Capitolism

My thoughts are: (not exculsive here)

Socailism is not THAT bad, but not what I would chose here.
In cases where the mothers life is in danger, rape, incest, and other similar situations abortion may be a possible exception to #6. Abortion as a form of birth control is sickening to me.

Science can prove and disprove Global Warming, depending on how studies are done.

Capitolism is good, but the form of capitolism in place in the US today is far from pure.

Please agree or disagree with repect.

World Religon

The thing I love to talk about the most is God. For me to say as much as I could and would like would require a dissertation. Something I don't have time for now, and it would be too long to want to read. I will start this off by giving out the basics.

My path of faith has taken many, many forms over the course of my life. Starting off with a Catholic upbringing to current, yet scattered, attendence at a local Nazareen Church. I have explored many of the world religons in practice today. I practiced Native American Traditions, Zen, and spent many years with the firm belief that Jesus was a great teacher and prophet, nothing more.

Today I have accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I do believe Him to be the Son of God. I read my Bible. Sometimes more regularly than others, but try to get at least a little every day. I do hesitate to refer to myself as a Christain though. The first settlers came to the Americas because of issues surrounding biblcal interpretation. Scriptures, taken out of context, have destroyed lives. Different sects of Christains have caused each other great socail, and even economical harm. Often these public disagreements turn others away from Jesus and His message.

Can you name a major world religon that does not acknowlege Jesus as, at least a great teacher and prophet, if not the true Son of God?

I know very little about Islam. I admit that. I always took the Isaac side of the Isaac vs Ishmael, who is the true inheritance, argument. What I believe to be the root of our current differences. I have never read the Qur'an, but am aware that many books which were condsider on, yet rejected from the bible are in that text.

This is just the basics, as I said before. I hope that all discussions are done with love.