tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216316.post2544336194880761381..comments2011-01-18T23:59:38.101-08:00Comments on It's The Little Thinks: Help Me W/ Politics Part 2: The IssuesAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216316.post-60763181835101332522008-10-13T15:36:00.000-07:002008-10-13T15:36:00.000-07:00Amy-Thanks for stopping by. I love your blog and ...Amy-Thanks for stopping by. I love your blog and the insight I gain from it. Keep it up.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216316.post-75775024881820513462008-10-13T12:33:00.000-07:002008-10-13T12:33:00.000-07:00I (almost) agree with you 100%. Maybe like 95%. ...I (almost) agree with you 100%. Maybe like 95%. Hoping and praying for our country and for better leaders!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216316.post-16047734690927292642008-09-04T09:59:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:59:00.000-07:00Beth-Your Mother Earth symbolism rings true to me....Beth-Your Mother Earth symbolism rings true to me. I am a student of anthropology and many early peoples equated the earth with being a mother. And thus seemed to regard females in a different, more respectable manner than today because females give life. I guess science really flubbed things up for us taking the mystery out of having babies.<BR/>Thanks for your input, it is a refreshing way to view life.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216316.post-35084281955210477292008-08-27T13:46:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:46:00.000-07:00I am actually a member of the Green Party. But I d...I am actually a member of the Green Party. But I do have several political beliefs that people tell me are democratic. To me, abortion is not a Christian matter, it is a human matter. One where one gender of humanity controls another. I don't ever try to convince anyone to believe the way I do. But for me, he or she who controls the uterus rules the world. And since the uterus is inside women, women should be able to decide what happens in there. When men control the uterus, women lose everything. The right to be an individual, the right to control their own bodies. I don't think abortion should be birth control, but I do believe I don't have a right to tell anyone what they can or can't do with their bodies.<BR/><BR/>That's my two cents! :) Your post is very thought provoking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216316.post-88440084646710062482008-08-27T12:07:00.000-07:002008-08-27T12:07:00.000-07:00Lisa, Thanks for your insight. I found it very us...Lisa, Thanks for your insight. I found it very useful in helping me come to terms with my decision regarding abortion. Your concise and thoughtful way of describing your beliefs on the subject are appreciated.<BR/>I am a tormented soul when it comes to this subject and at times hate to think about it.<BR/>Thank you for stopping by.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216316.post-75439579841285653452008-08-27T11:29:00.000-07:002008-08-27T11:29:00.000-07:00Wow. I really respect you for putting yourself ou...Wow. I really respect you for putting yourself out here like this. <BR/><BR/>I'll go straight for the abortion issue- I've realized that the moral dilemma really is the crux of the argument. The situation you describe with the 15 year old is truly an example of abuse- of herself and of the procedure. <BR/><BR/>I guess where you and I really differ is that I don't see a fertilized egg or first trimester fetus as an "unborn child". To form an attachment to all those unrealized souls is a waste of energy. How about orphans and homelessness and starvation and the suffering of conscious individuals?<BR/><BR/>But the bottom line to me is that I don't see myself as EVER choosing abortion, but I don't think it's my right to stop someone else from doing so. I don't think it's my right to force a woman to cary and bear an unwanted child and force that unwanted child into society. <BR/><BR/>But I do appreciate you being for gay marriage and adoption. "Pro-life" and "pro-gay" don't usually go together. But we have hundreds of thousands of loving couples who would like to support children and have immense road blocks for doing so. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>~LisaLisaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148953193315711590noreply@blogger.com