[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I am always hesitant to get into debates when it involves things like religion or abortion or such. I tend to see many of them not end that well, but here it goes...

I don't know if I like the term "I call myself religious".. to me that brings a feeling of holier than thou, which I don't feel that I am. I do call myself a Christian, I do attend church regularly (2-4 times a month), I do try to live my life as a good life, and not do things that I feel are morally wrong.

I also am pro-choice, and feel that the greatest gift that God ever gave Man-kind was free will. I feel God is all powerful and if he wanted to, could have a world that would have no sin at all. Instead he gave us free will, where we could choose to have a relationship with him. We could choose to follow the moral teachings of the Church...

I don't feel that I am better than God, I don't feel that it is my place to pass judgement over others. I feel that each person will have some point to answer for their actions (right or wrong actions) in the future, so it is not my place to impose my will upon others at the current time.

So I would personally have a very difficult time ever choosing to have an abortion (me being a guy, I mean obviously my wife having one), but I absolutely don't feel it is my place to take away other people's right to choose. Maybe I oversimplify things in my head too much, but that is why roe vs wade isn't necessarily the most pressing issue for me in choosing a presidential candidate.

+1 , right there with you Alan, except on the going to church 2-4 times a month. I don't go to church.