Fundamentalists love the death penalty as the ultimate execution of justice. Some ex-fundies have suggested the men like Jack Schaap should be put to death. However, I no longer support the death penalty in this country and here are five reasons why.
The Republican Party has a narrative for being pro-life that goes something like this: keep electing Republicans to office and then someday in the future (if we can all hold office for long enough) we’ll repeal Roe v. Wade.
That’s pretty much it. The entire plan can be summed up in the words “vote Republican.” But voting Republican has changed hardly anything.
I have been asked one question more than any other by conservatives who find out about my Obama Year project. When I say that I’m going to spend a year as a progressive the first thing that occurs to them isn’t fiscal policy, healthcare, or marriage equality. They don’t quiz me on foreign affairs, drone strikes, or immigration. Instead, they look at me with a mixture of concern and horror and ask “are you going to switch your position on abortion?”
My Obama Year has been running for just over a month now and my friends and relations have begun to weigh in with the first round of commentary on how they think it’s going so far. Not surprisingly, The reactions have been as interesting as they have been contradictory. Politics is rarely simple.
This week I had the opportunity to do a guest post for Tony Jones, a friend whom I met on my recent trip to Sri Lanka. There were many, many political discussions on that trip which provided some of the incentive for me to start this Obama year.
Check out the post and let me know, have you ever voted for Jesus?