Comments on: What I look for in candidates http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/ Christianity, Culture, Vocation Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:43:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Finally « Benison Blog http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-22917 Finally « Benison Blog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:21:19 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-22917 [...] “For me, being pro-life trumps just about everything in a politician. It tells me that he believes in moral absolutes, recognizes evil when he sees it, and believes in transcendent human rights that go beyond the state and the culture.” (Gene Edward Veith, What I Look For In Candidates) [...] [...] “For me, being pro-life trumps just about everything in a politician. It tells me that he believes in moral absolutes, recognizes evil when he sees it, and believes in transcendent human rights that go beyond the state and the culture.” (Gene Edward Veith, What I Look For In Candidates) [...]

]]> By: Jen Hui http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-22388 Jen Hui Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:50:15 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-22388 @46. any sex outside of marriage is casual sex. the whole hey let's try this out and see what happens. if something does happen there is no commitment there. If my husband and I have sex and baby results then it's God's will. If we are just 2 people wanting to bang then we're just doing it casually. if something happens so what. we move on. a 10 yr has no need to know about contraception. yet education can misconstrued as confirming that sex is OK now that I'm educated. Abstinence is the ONLY guarentee of no STD's and no baby. Christian parents should educate their kids about sex and explain to them when and where appropriate. So, neitwin are you saying 2 people just deciding to have sex are having serious sex? @46. any sex outside of marriage is casual sex. the whole hey let’s try this out and see what happens. if something does happen there is no commitment there. If my husband and I have sex and baby results then it’s God’s will. If we are just 2 people wanting to bang then we’re just doing it casually. if something happens so what. we move on.

a 10 yr has no need to know about contraception. yet education can misconstrued as confirming that sex is OK now that I’m educated.

Abstinence is the ONLY guarentee of no STD’s and no baby.

Christian parents should educate their kids about sex and explain to them when and where appropriate.

So, neitwin are you saying 2 people just deciding to have sex are having serious sex?

]]> By: neitwin http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21990 neitwin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:07:48 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21990 Who says that all sex education assumes that casual sex is ok? Is all sex before marriage "casual"? If teenagers do not get the benefit of sex education, how will they know what could go wrong? Parents, especially Christian ones, find it notoriously difficult to talk to their children openly about sex. This aside, your argument still makes no sense. What is worse, engaging in premarital sex with information so that a pregnancy or contracting a disease can be avoided, which let's be serious here, is a behaviour that regardless of any moral training will take place (hate to do it, but look at Palin...) or dealing with unwanted pregnancies, which like it or not will lead to at least some abortions. Anyone who thinks that abortion is murder should be willing to take realistic measures to ensure that they do not occur. Who says that all sex education assumes that casual sex is ok? Is all sex before marriage “casual”? If teenagers do not get the benefit of sex education, how will they know what could go wrong? Parents, especially Christian ones, find it notoriously difficult to talk to their children openly about sex. This aside, your argument still makes no sense. What is worse, engaging in premarital sex with information so that a pregnancy or contracting a disease can be avoided, which let’s be serious here, is a behaviour that regardless of any moral training will take place (hate to do it, but look at Palin…) or dealing with unwanted pregnancies, which like it or not will lead to at least some abortions. Anyone who thinks that abortion is murder should be willing to take realistic measures to ensure that they do not occur.

]]> By: Neb http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21915 Neb Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21915 The only sure way to reduce unwanted pregnancies is to abstain from sex. That GUARaNTEES that a woman won't make a "mistake and be punished with a baby" -- Barack Obama So i'm curious how is Palin wrong for being anti abortion and anti sex education? The biggest problem with sex education is that it assumes casual sex is OK. Sex becomes just another 'right' in America. Turn right on red, turn the faucet on get clean water, have sex with protection and have no baby. The problem with all 3 is that if you're not paying attention something could go wrong with an unintended consequence. The only sure way to reduce unwanted pregnancies is to abstain from sex.

That GUARaNTEES that a woman won’t make a “mistake and be punished with a baby”
– Barack Obama

So i’m curious how is Palin wrong for being anti abortion and anti sex education? The biggest problem with sex education is that it assumes casual sex is OK. Sex becomes just another ‘right’ in America. Turn right on red, turn the faucet on get clean water, have sex with protection and have no baby. The problem with all 3 is that if you’re not paying attention something could go wrong with an unintended consequence.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21810 Jonathan Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:25:45 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21810 Anon @43, there's nothing inconsistent to resolve, because Neitwin did not say what you say he said. Rather, he sensibly noted that it is inconsisent to oppose abortion while also opposing ways to reduce the number of unwanted pregancies. Anon @43, there’s nothing inconsistent to resolve, because Neitwin did not say what you say he said. Rather, he sensibly noted that it is inconsisent to oppose abortion while also opposing ways to reduce the number of unwanted pregancies.

]]> By: Anon http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21801 Anon Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:33 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21801 Jonathan, you say you are a Lutheran Neitwin says that morality - even in the matter of murder is just a personal thing. How can you resolve that? Jonathan, you say you are a Lutheran Neitwin says that morality – even in the matter of murder is just a personal thing. How can you resolve that?

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21767 Jonathan Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:01:08 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21767 Yours is an excellently reasoned post, Neitwin; I hope you post just these words the next time abortion is discussed on this blog. Yours is an excellently reasoned post, Neitwin; I hope you post just these words the next time abortion is discussed on this blog.

]]> By: neitwin http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21635 neitwin Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:02:45 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21635 As a guest on this interesting thread: Why is it that the cutting off of funding to international aid institutions is seen in such a positive light? Is it because, as other posters have pointed out, some issues tend to go together, e.g. anti-abortion / anti-gun control? Do you all agree with Sarah Palin, who is anti-abortion and at the same time anti-sex education? (a rather strange pairing when you think about it.) The institutions whose funding was cancelled provide more than access to abortions, they provide the means to prevent women from having to make the decision to have one in the first place. They also provide vital information on preventing the spread of AIDS and other diseases. My quarrel with anti-abortionists is not that I think abortion is a good thing- far from it. My objection is that many of them seem to want to tie their own morality to the cause. "Not only should you not have an abortion, but you must not have it on our terms-by abstaining from behavior that is for me immoral, and not by learning how to avoid pregnancy". If abortion is always under any circumstances murder, shouldn't everything possible be done to prevent unwanted pregnancies from occurring? I truly cannot comprehend the reasoning of Christians who think like Sarah Palin (for example). As a guest on this interesting thread: Why is it that the cutting off of funding to international aid institutions is seen in such a positive light? Is it because, as other posters have pointed out, some issues tend to go together, e.g. anti-abortion / anti-gun control? Do you all agree with Sarah Palin, who is anti-abortion and at the same time anti-sex education? (a rather strange pairing when you think about it.)
The institutions whose funding was cancelled provide more than access to abortions, they provide the means to prevent women from having to make the decision to have one in the first place. They also provide vital information on preventing the spread of AIDS and other diseases.
My quarrel with anti-abortionists is not that I think abortion is a good thing- far from it. My objection is that many of them seem to want to tie their own morality to the cause. “Not only should you not have an abortion, but you must not have it on our terms-by abstaining from behavior that is for me immoral, and not by learning how to avoid pregnancy”. If abortion is always under any circumstances murder, shouldn’t everything possible be done to prevent unwanted pregnancies from occurring? I truly cannot comprehend the reasoning of Christians who think like Sarah Palin (for example).

]]> By: Neb http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21517 Neb Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:19:26 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21517 Will we ever see a 3rd party candidate break the mold of voting Rep or Dem? What does rep and dem even mean any more.? where does one find the answers? the media definitely will not give a fair report. what about libertarians? I've always heard their only weird hang up is legalizing drugs? what else makes them a 'bad' party. all response appreciated. Will we ever see a 3rd party candidate break the mold of voting Rep or Dem? What does rep and dem even mean any more.? where does one find the answers? the media definitely will not give a fair report.

what about libertarians? I’ve always heard their only weird hang up is legalizing drugs? what else makes them a ‘bad’ party. all response appreciated.

]]> By: Anon http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21423 Anon Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:54:06 +0000 http://www.geneveith.com/what-i-look-for-in-candidates/_981/#comment-21423 It wasn't just when he was an undergraduate, it was as recently as 10 years ago during his membership in the New Party and the attempt to count votes for leftist candidates in both the New Party plus the Democrat Party. This was struck down by the federal Supreme Court, but his radical days are much more recent than his supporters would have us believe. Don't forget his promising that he, not we, will choose what we drive, what our thermostats are set at, and how much food we can eat, and that we will all be forced to be volunteers in his internal security force. It wasn’t just when he was an undergraduate, it was as recently as 10 years ago during his membership in the New Party and the attempt to count votes for leftist candidates in both the New Party plus the Democrat Party. This was struck down by the federal Supreme Court, but his radical days are much more recent than his supporters would have us believe.

Don’t forget his promising that he, not we, will choose what we drive, what our thermostats are set at, and how much food we can eat, and that we will all be forced to be volunteers in his internal security force.

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