It's An Election Year!!!

Being the happy little Republican I am, I am very excited that 2012 is an election year. And, being an outspoken follower of politics, I am happy to finally have people listening to me again when I speak on political issues. :)

As of now, the Republican party is still in the beginning stages of choosing a candidate to run against Barack Obama. The media and elites of the party seem to be favoring Mitt Romney at the current time. However, I personally am no fan of Governor Romney. His record is mostly liberal (moderate at best), and he has flip flopped on every position he's ever taken (you can find evidence of this without much effort). I remember in 2008 his promises to bring about what Barack Obama eventually did do: Romneycare at the national level. He was all for it until it became unpopular. He claimed in '94 to be more socially liberal than Ted Kennedy. As governor he appointed liberal judges and stood up for liberal laws being implemented in the state. He also supported raising taxes. And if all that isn't enough to dislike him, his business ventures included buying and dismantling companies in order to make a profit. Not that I'm against capitalism, but just the sort of capitalism that screws people out of their jobs while the CEOs who do it make huge profits only for themselves.

The candidate I do like is Newt Gingrich. His record surpasses any of the other candidates by far, and his ideas/solutions to help people find work, to reform the tax code and social security, to improve education by giving control back to the states, and to get America energy independant are much more in line with the type of conservatism and common sense policies that I am looking for. And, as for the baggage against him--that whole claim--all of these candidates have baggage of some sort. I'm willing to forgive (to do the Christian thing) and look much more at policy. With all of that in mind, Gingrich is the guy I will be supporting this time around.

Just take a look at the videos below and tell me Gingrich isn't the best. :)

Buddy and the Conservative Church

So, I was perusing through some of the other blogs I read, and I happened upon a link featured on Odd Psalms titled Buddy and the Conservative Church. I clicked on the link and what I found was one of the most touching stories I've ever read. It was about a man named Buddy who had struggled with homosexuality, lived a celibate life, and attended a conservative church, where he was often made to feel less than welcome. It is a story that should and ought to bring the modern day conservative church to shame, and hopefully, repentance and enlightenment, but it is also a story that brings a lot of light and hope for anybody struggling with being a Christian and having homosexual temptations.

I've added the link to this story under the links section of my blog. I hope all of you will check it out.

Love in Christ.

[I have found the blog/website in which this article was originally written. I have changed the before mentioned link as a result. The article can be found on www.moremusingson.blogspot.com under the MusingsOn.com link. The author, Misty Irons, is an incredibly understanding and compassionate fellow Christian. I truly thank God for her.]