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DirtyHippieUTE · 09-02-2005, 06:03 AM

Sorry if I misinterpreted the thread but I was just hopping along and saw the comment on moral issues.

I had an interesting conversation with some of my classmates the other day. When asked how I voted (e.g. party lines), I said I usually gave the most importance to "moral issues" and let everything else fall in behind.

Frighteningly, everyone automatically thought I was talking about abortion and gay marriage. While I do feel that those are moral issues, what about feeding the poor? What about healing the sick? Don't we have a "moral" obligation to look after the less fortunate?

I hate how some people (including several mormons) have identified 1 or 2 issues as the moral litmus (sp?) test for politicians. I think abortion is an abomination but how do you overlook one form of immorality and zero in on another?

09-02-2005, 06:03 AM	#3
DirtyHippieUTE Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,151	Moral Issues Sorry if I misinterpreted the thread but I was just hopping along and saw the comment on moral issues. I had an interesting conversation with some of my classmates the other day. When asked how I voted (e.g. party lines), I said I usually gave the most importance to "moral issues" and let everything else fall in behind. Frighteningly, everyone automatically thought I was talking about abortion and gay marriage. While I do feel that those are moral issues, what about feeding the poor? What about healing the sick? Don't we have a "moral" obligation to look after the less fortunate? I hate how some people (including several mormons) have identified 1 or 2 issues as the moral litmus (sp?) test for politicians. I think abortion is an abomination but how do you overlook one form of immorality and zero in on another?