What is that one issue that you really care about?

[EricH]

I am not a single issue person. So I could not answer this question.

[Marnie]

In the survey, I voted that abortion was my top issue because I see it as our greatest moral failure. We are defiling our land by shedding innocent blood at the rate of approximately 1.3 million babies per year. God will not stand for that, and judgement will surely come. When that does occur, the citizens likely won't understand it is judgement, but will simply think our nation simply collapsed or was defeated militarily, but it will be the hand of God. I believe God has been sending warning signs already, through natural dissasters like the earthquakes we have been encountering, and the storm that destroyed much of New Orleans. I also believe he allowed the 9-11 attack to occur because of our sins. I'm not saying God led the terrorists to attack us, though based on Biblical precident it is possible, but that he removed his hand of protection from us to get our attention. Having God on our side is greater protection than the mightiest of military forces. It is having a literal army of angels fighting along side of our soldiers. If God is our enemy and has turned his face against us, it doesn't matter how many bombs we have, or how great our armies. We will go down in defeat.

By the way, the government makes moral policies all the time. When they have laws against murder, theft, rape, prostitution, drug use, slander, etc., they are making laws based on morality. People just like to make distinctions with regard to what a moral law is. They claim you can't legislate morality, yet they do all the time.

First, since we are living under a dispensation of Grace, G-d is not exercising judgment on anybody or any nation at this time. Earthquakes, terrorist attacks, famine, etc. are all the results in living in a sin-cursed world which is, I believe, in decline. And also the result of a sin nature that is, in so many cases, allowed to run unchecked in people's lives. The time of G-d's judgment is yet to come. I think the preponderance of NT teaching leads in that direction.

Second, loosely stated, I guess we could say all laws are laws of morality. Very loosely. As I mentioned before, the only just laws are laws that protect us from bad people; protect us from bad people taking our property--our tangible property, our intellectual property and our life, which natural law says is the essence of "private property. As far as legislating morality, again I say NO WAY would I trust anybody in power to tell us right from wrong when they themselves don't know right from wrong. How nuts is that??

[corriee]

I just got to vote here. I had my ten posts. Was so excited.

I voted for Israel. I think if our country has a right relation

with Israel, then alot of other problems will be solved. Also,

I think God blesses those who bless Israel.

[R.Brackett]

Since you did say public policy, I chose Defense. I don't think government should meddle in morality or ethics. Since most of our elected officials are liars, adulterers, hooligans, and charlatans, I wouldn't want them to be our moral arbiters. I mean, would you trust them to come down on the right side of a moral issue?

I say let the government do what the Constitution dictates they should do, starting with defending these Unites States.

Well said by a true Christian "Washington Insider"

Although outlawing things like Porn or other Sociatal Vices that "Don't hurt anyone" is a good idea.

[R.Brackett]

I couldn't vote, because my issue isn't there. It's illegal immigration, followed closely, maybe evenly, by taxes, which is there.

Definately. This should be in everyone's top three.

[R.Brackett]

I voted Moral Issues although I feel Abortion is a Moral Issue that should be made a Criminal Issue.

That's me though.

Marnie I agree that government should in no way be a "moral judge" but I do think Laws reflecting Judao-Christian Values is going to benefit everyone. You wouldn't legalize drugs would you. Those laws could be considered "blue".

[Marnie]

Marnie I agree that government should in no way be a "moral judge" but I do think Laws reflecting Judao-Christian Values is going to benefit everyone. You wouldn't legalize drugs would you. Those laws could be considered "blue".

I would decriminalize certain "softer" drugs, and impose harsh punishments when they are abused, much like what happens with alcohol now. I would not legalize any, though.

The Laws of Moses I do not consider morality laws; they were laws given to maintain an orderly society.

[Marnie]

Although outlawing things like Porn or other Sociatal Vices that "Don't hurt anyone" is a good idea.

Porn, in theory, hurts those involved in the industry; women especially are routinely taken advantage of. However, as much as I detest it, I wouldn't outlaw it. I'm not sure what other societal vices you are referring to.

[R.Brackett]

Marnie: 85% of all child molesters view the junk. It will permenately change the way a young man views a woman (outside of Christ's redemptive work). She's reduced in his eyes and that reduction is taken into a marrage. You've got to admit that the erosion of the nuclear family is the primary factor in our growing crime rate.

[Marnie]

Marnie: 85% of all child molesters view the junk. It will permenately change the way a young man views a woman (outside of Christ's redemptive work). She's reduced in his eyes and that reduction is taken into a marrage. You've got to admit that the erosion of the nuclear family is the primary factor in our growing crime rate.

Yep, I can't disagree with that. It's on the parent's head to raise that young man right so he'll walk past the dirty magazine rack and install filters on the home computer. Freedom of speech and censorship cuts both ways. We take theirs away, they take ours away; it's the curse of living in a pluralistic society. If parents and the local Church did their jobs and stopped abdicating their child-raising responsibilities, many of our "societal ills" would vanish. But far too many parents are pursuing the "American dream" at the expense of their children, preferring to pawn them off on tired grandparents, hey, what else do they have to do, right, and it's free!, or daycare where the kids are exposed to who-knows-what. That irks me...if you can't afford to raise them, don't have them.