I suppose I'm one of those "Christian fundamentalists" you are complaining about. Personally, I think a Christian who diverts from the Bible risks being able to justify calling themselves a Christian. I usually can expect "liberal Christians" or just plain liberals to pick favorite Scriptures -- out of context, and without any real knowledge of the Word -- and try to beat Christians over the head with it.
Anyway, so you, as typical liberals do, proclaim that Bush has been giving tax cut to 'wealthy cronies'. So much for your "keep it simple, not emotional". I happen to be lower middle income, thank you. And I have been very glad for the tax cuts. Particularly the moves toward removing the so-called marriage penalty. I could get into the whole argument debunking your stereotypical complaint about rich people, but that's a dead horse that liberals will continue to refuse to 'get', just like all those dyed-in-the-wool evolutionists who don't seem to 'get' that it takes more 'faith' to believe we came from apes than it does to believe in an intelligent designer.
You don't agree with the war. Fair enough, you're certainly entitled to your opinion. Of course, you call it an 'unwanted war', as if any of us 'want' war. Typical liberal rhetoric. I understand that use of military force is sometimes necessary. What we HOPE happens is that we have established the necessary reason to use it. And, whether you choose to believe it or not, it was believed by most at the time that we, in fact, had good enough reason. As for me, the whole WMD issue wasn't important. What I felt justified it was that we had a dictator who was KNOWN to hate America and all Americans. This person was KNOWN to have massacred thousands of his own people in order to A) stay in power and
execute his plans elsewhere. Now, that's not to say that I agree with how it's all been handled since we ousted Hussein. But I still believe in the goal. You may not care if this country has any hope of reducing the threat of terrorism against us or our allies. That's your right. I would guess you also think it's fine that thousands of illegals stream across our borders every year. And I would steadfastly say you are absolutely naive and wrong.
You apparently, as most liberals do, think everyone is entitled to everything. Free health care, free housing, free food, free everything. Well, I happen to believe everyone is entitled to the OPPORTUNITY to obtain those things. I believe everyone is entitled to be unfettered in their efforts to obtain those things. I have yet to see ANY program that a government can administer that works. NOT A ONE. And yet liberals seem to think that all people should have hard earned money confiscated and let some bloated agency ATTEMPT to redistribute the wealth to those who don't have as much. Hmm.....socialism and communism. No Thanks.
A major reason why so many liberals absolutely hate or fear the "Christian conservatives" is that we are trying to get the church back into the business it was supposed to have been all along. And that is keeping check on the moral compass of society, providing for the downtrodden, and ministering to those in need. But, you see, this means if WE do it, then you people can't justify your Secular Humanist Government taking over those things. In fact, in the name of "separation of church and state" -- a myth perpetrated by anti-Christians -- you would, in fact, create your OWN state religion, which is that Man Is God and the only Right is Right Now. It's almost laughable that you mentioned (as many liberals do) that we Christians should be content letting our own beliefs to our conscience, and yet -- as exemplified by homosexual activists trying to shove their behavior into acceptance -- you seem to be perfectly fine with THOSE beliefs NOT being left to your own conscience. What hypocrits. Claiming WE are ramming our beliefs down gays throats? Are you listening to yourself? Marriage has ONLY existed between a man and a woman since God created the institution. It's only RECENTLY that homosexuals have tried to FORCE ACCEPTANCE of their CHOSEN BEHAVIOR down our throats through such things as 'gay marriage'. Pretty near-sighted of you.
Speaking for myself, I don't agree with everything the current administration is doing or has done. There are plenty of areas that I find myself very opposite their policies or actions. But given the choice of siding with someone who, given his mistakes, is at least leaning toward ideals found in the Bible, and one who strives to do anything but those things, my choice is clear. Yes, often times it is the lesser of two evils.
The amazing thing over the past six or eight years is that things were basically fine with the liberals until suddently Christians truly holding to the teachings of the Word began to wake up and get back into the game. We'd been asleep for so long we allowed so-called 'progressives' to nearly wipe out any hint of the society this nation was originally built on. We decided that since we were supposed to separate ourselves from the sin that we weren't allowed to be involved at all. Well, my liberal friend, this is still America and we have as much right to be involved and to have our say in directing government and society as you do. I'm sorry if you don't like that we're finally getting off of our rusty dusties, but we have decided that we're not going to let America go the way of Sodom or the Roman Empire....at least not without a serious effort to the contrary. These are NOT 'new values'. They are very same ones that permeated American society at its foundation and for a great deal of time later....until the 1960's, in fact.
