Saturday, December 25, 2010

Day 19: Your views on religion and/or politics

I believe in Jesus. Obviously. I was raised Lutheran but chose to become Baptist when I was 19. More specifically Southern Baptist, though I don't adopt every single belief they have. Like the no dancing stuff..nah. Anyway, I went to Christian school most my life so I was raised around religion. I was just talking to a friend last night about how studying various world religions was mandatory. I'm grateful for that as it's made me more tolerant of individual views.

I'm a proud member of the Grand 'Ole Party. Even more specific, I'm a conservative. I'm super active within the political world, though I try to keep it out of my blog. It's something I'm passionate about but find a lot of people associate friendship with political beliefs. It's sad. People should be able to express their political differences and do it with decency and not let it interfere with relationships. I once considered switching my major to Political Science and going that route, but when I thought about how much lying is required to be in politics...I decided against it. I also think that unless you are well versed on what you're talking about, you shouldn't open your mouth. I can't explain how many times I've encountered people trying to talk politics with me but they have no clue what they are talking about. They haven't done all of their research and come up with super lame things to say as opposed to facts. A smart person who wants to talk politics investigates both sides of the spectrum. That way you're prepared and educated on all issues. If you're going to resort to personal attacks, you have no place in political rhetoric.

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