Magish

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Do you? On issues such as:
-Prayer in schools
-Gay rights
-Abortion

I know a lot of republicans here believe strongly in the "war" and "econonmic" sides of the republican party, but I do not know how you feel when it comes to the religous issues. Do you believe that America is on a morally corrupt path as many religous right people believe? I"m interested as I myself have very little against the rest of the republican party. In fact I am a fiscal conservative, but only vote democrat because I fear the religous part of the republican party gaining too much power in congress. Can't wait to hear your opinions.
-Jeff

FUNKED1

Not a Republican but I'm bored and sometimes vote for Republicans so I will answer.
- As a teacher I don't have a problem if a kid wants to pray. I'd ask him to do it during a break but if he has a compelling reason to do it during class, good times.
- Gay rights. They already have all the same rights the rest of us do, and I support keeping it that way.
- Abortion - not unless there is a medical reason. It's way too close to murder. I'd like to see morning-after pill dispensers next to every fire alarm though.
- War and Economic sides - I'd like to see the federal government staying out of other countries, out of the economy, and pretty much out of our lives as much as possible.

MVWRX

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Interesting view on abortion...just to point out though, if you think abortion of a fetus is murder, how is it defferent if you're just not letting said fetus stick to the womb and therefore killing it (which is how morning after pills work). If a person believes that the baby is alive as soon as the sperm fertilizes the egg, the morning after pill is the same thing as a 1st trimester abortion.

On another note, are there any self-proclamed republicans on this site? Or even any democrats? It seems to me we are all in agreement that the two parties in our country are myred in a fog of self-dilusion and have lost touch with the real world.

FUNKED1

Yeah it prevents implantation, just like the standard birth control pill.

HellaDumb

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I'm a registered republican for a reason.
Do any of you actually know what the Republican Party Platform is?
I agree with what the party's platform should be doing... not so much what Bush (who acts like a liberal democrat compared to Reagan) is doing. No child left behind, social security, and health-care? Give me a break. All of those are big government agendas.

As far as abortion, I agree that only when there is risk to the mother.
Prayer in schools should be limited to silent time (silent individual prayer, unless it's a religious school), and we should recite the Pledge with "under God" because of the God-centric significance of our history.

Gay rights? Civil unions are fine. How 'bout polygamist rights?

This is why I'm a republican:

Republican Oath (from gop.com)


I'm a Republican Because...

I BELIEVE the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored.

I BELIEVE in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability.

I BELIEVE free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.

I BELIEVE government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep more of the money they earn.

I BELIEVE the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations and that the best government is that which governs least.

I BELIEVE the most effective, responsible and responsive government is government closest to the people.

I BELIEVE Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.

I BELIEVE Americans value and should preserve our national strength and pride while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.

FINALLY, I believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.

jdepould

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I don't consider myself hardcore republican, but I'm registered republican because I agree with them more than I do with the democrats.
-prayer in schools: fine by me, but I don't think it should be a "school activity" that is, staff members shouldn't be leading the kids in prayer or trying to convince them that they should or shouldn't be praying, it's an individual choice to be made. that having been said, I go to a Lutheran college, and we pray before most university events.

-gay rights: I really don't want to know about other peoples' sex lives unless I'm involved in them . . . my roommate was gay, and while I didn't have a problem with that in itself, the fact that I felt it was encroaching upon my personal space did bother me, however, I see no reason to discriminate against him because of that. it really wasn't any different than if he'd have played annoying music extremely loud.

-abortion: again, personal choice. although, I do have a problem with people who see it as an acceptible form of birth control in place of more tradition methods (ie: condoms, pill)

Salty

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I'm actually rather liberal on these issues. By liberal I mean to each their own, not **** and moan until I get my way and ruin it for everyone else. I don't think prayer should be eliiminated but I think it should be allowed. Just skip over "under God" if it's that important to you. This is mainly why I am a moderate conservative. I am not against the right to abortion but I am firmly against the idea beyond anything else. Unless bebe forced himself on her.

HellaDumb

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On second thought, I'd like us to get out of the World Cop bit for a while... or at least let other countries foot more of the bill.

There should be a ROI for any action.

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