One Way to Read It

McCain's website says: "The reversal of Roe v. Wade represents only one step in the long path toward ending abortion." The Church website says: "Abortion is a most serious matter and should be considered only after the persons involved have consulted with their local church leaders and feel through personal prayer that their decision is correct. The Church has not favored or opposed legislative proposals or public demonstrations concerning abortion." Obama's website says: Barack Obama understands that abortion is a divisive issue, and respects those who disagree with him. However, he has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving women's rights under Roe v. Wade a priority as President. I say: I think abortion ends a human life, and could be murder. It is a terrible sin.

[Kathy made some good points, so I changed some of the text] In 1846, the same year Brigham Young and the Mormons were kicked out of the United States for practicing their religion, Henry David Thoreau refused to pay his taxes because the government used the money to fund war and slavery. Thoreau spent a night in jail. His act of civil disobedience influenced Ghandi and later Martin Luther King Jr. The government does not always do right, and when it is on the wrong path, it is our duty to refuse obedience to wickedness. This has led me to rethink the sermon on the mount in a political light: If the taxes you pay fund war, you are guilty. If you live in excess, and another goes without, you are guilty. If you vote in ignorance, you are guilty. If you buy a product for less than it is worth, and sell it for more than it is worth to get gain at the expense of the poor, you are an adulterer and have turned away from God to whore after money. Those are all that I can think of for now. I...