I must say that is going to be a rather long read, so I'll warn you of that in advance. I think I will start out in saying why I don't support Obama. When asked by Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, "At what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?", Obama responded that "Answering that question with specificity (was) above (his) paygrade." http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0808/16/se.02.html This is a question which deserves a straightfoward answer, not a response where the candidate is trying to sidestep the issue at hand. As Illinois state senator, Obama voted four times over a three year period against legislation to protect the lives of babies who SURVIVED an abortion: bornalivetruth.org/obamarecord.aspx and ifrl.org/ifrl/news/080403/1/. I encourage you to read about Gianna Jesson, the 17 year old survivor of an abortion. There are many websites where you can read her story. The money Obama is proposing to take out of our American economy adds up to billions of dollars. Regardless of what has been said, this cannot be accomplished without greatly increasing taxation on businesses, which of course, would be passed on to us. I myself am in no position to pay even more out! Obama voted for a bill that authorized "comprehensive" sex education beginning in kindergarten because he said, "It's the right thing to do." freerepublic.com/focus/news/2079415/posts. I am a mother of a young child and I wholeheartedly disagree. This is my and my husband's territory, not the government's! Think about your children and grandchildren and what they would be taught at such a young age. Under Obama, a minister could actually be charged with a federal hate crime for preaching from a biblical passage that addresses homosexuality (bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=27510). This in itself is refusing people the freedom of speech. How much control are we willing to allow the government to have over us? In pursuing freedoms, it seems some people would actually imprison us to where we actually don't have the freedom of speech unless they agree with what we want to say. This is not freedom. This in itself is discrimination. A country where anything and everything goes except for morality is bound to fall. No matter what your religious beliefs are, I hope you think truly hard about this upcoming election and know your facts before you vote. I have already written so much, but I could still say much more. I have been told to vote for the person, not the party. I am not voting for the party. I am voting for the morals first, and the economy and protection from terrorism secondly. Joe Biden admitted that under his and Obama's leadership, there would be an international crises within 6 months, but to just trust them. They haven't given me reason to trust them. Obama announced his decision to run for President after only 143 days in the U.S. Senate. This is not an office to take so lightly. Sarah Palin has much more experience, and it is being said that she doesn't have the experience for the Vice Presidential office? What about someone with less experience for the Presidential office? People want a change, but we do not need to go blindly and choose any change. If things seem bad now, I don't believe we can imagine how much worse it could be with Obama and Biden in leadership. I do not care one bit the color of someone's skin. I actually heard that a woman said she was voting for Obama because he is an African American. This should not be about someone's race at all. McCain and Palin are pro-life and pro-family. When I was pregnant with my son, I took a test that was supposed to tell me whether he had Down Syndrome or not. I was informed after the results by someone that there were false positives. About 90% of babies who are diagnosed with Down Syndrome while still in their mother's womb are aborted. Not that this is the point, but how many of those were "false positives"?Read Psalm 139:13-16. Again, I could say so much more. This is an election that is more significant than I think many people realize. I see that Obama is a gifted speaker and is typically well-composed. However, this is not what makes a good presidential candidate. When John McCain says to "look at the facts", I do hope that is what people are actually doing.
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