Thursday, November 6, 2008
I am a conservative. I realize the term can be quite ambiguous these days, so let me be more specific about what it means to me when I say, without blinking or stuttering or faltering, "I am a conservative." It means I am in favor of free markets, private property, and limited government. It means I am pro-life and that I also believe there is only one unalterable definition of marriage. Most importantly to me, being a conservative means I understand that this great country we live in was founded by inspired men who built this nation upon the foundation of certain principles, and that these principles are what have guided us to become what we are today. These principles are, to name only a few, virtue, morality, hard work, service to others and to your country, liberty and accountability. Yes, I am a Christian. It does not take an extremely intelligent person to recognize, as did Benjamin Franklin, that "The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see." Our first president George Washington stated, "It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." I pray that our new President-elect grasps this. This year, during the debates, interviews, and rallies preceding the presidential election, we heard a lot about "hope" and "change". I know that the only hope this country has for ANY kind of a future is to continue to uphold the principles and standards that were taught by Jesus Christ and advocated by our Founding Fathers. Never has it been better stated than when former president Ronald Reagan said, "If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." I hope the only change we see in coming years is a greater determination among all citizens (especially myself), no matter what your race or religious affiliation, to be better people, to be willing to stand up for what's right and to accept the consequences for our own actions, be they good or bad, and to realize that we do not need government to tell us how to look out for our neighbors and serve our communities.
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