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I don't i am an Odinist (Norse bevliefs) and so i told someone that and they said that i am just an a** then. so my questionis is not believing in Jesus mean i can't have othere moral or political belives?

Well, that's right, well I may have faked it...

...and I wouldn't be caught dead in this place.

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For alot of people moral convictions lean heavily on their religious stand point.

As to the OP: No, you are allowed to have as many opinions and belives as you want. Just because you belive in one thing dousn't bar you from thinking about something else.

They probably just said that you where an a** because they didn't know what to think and an insult was the quickest way for their own self gratification.

it dosen't have anything to do with politics but i was told that because i dont believe in jesus that im not a "True" conservitive..whis angers me, just becuase i go to bed thining of Odin and not Jesus doesnt mean that i cant believe in right and wrong

Yeah, I really don't care what people think about my not being a Christian. I am, however, a conservative because I beleive Liberalism is going to be the failure of America.

I'm only Liberal on a few select minor issues.

rofl What about using shampoo?

I myself have some liberal opinions... I think that some conservative topics are a little unnecessary; such as gay civil unions, I think that they deserve the civil part, but religiously I do care!



Oh, back on topic, I believe in Jesus, and I was called not conservative because I'm Catholic, so just to make those non-Christian conservatives feel better it's the whole "You're not the steriotype" that applies to me as well

The truth is conservatives are a lot more diverse a group than we're given credit for. I remember all those cold Saturdays I got up to do petititon drives for Joe Knollenberg to hear each and every time "You don't look like a Republican." And all I had was long hair! I've met gay conservatives, black conservatives, jewish conservatives, muslim conservatives, hindu and indian conservatives, pro-choice Republicans, etc. . . There are enough principles upon which conservatives and Republicans commonly agree than most of these differences become irrelevant.

I'm sure we all agree:

judicial activism = bad thing

strong national defense and bargaining from strength are vital

revolution, except in the most extreme circumstances of governmental abuse, is a bad thing and especially bad when it is used to implement a social vision far removed from the society it is imposed upon.

high marginal tax rates are a bad thing and fiscal discipline is a better policy than tax increases

less regulation, not more, is the most consumer and business friendly policy

and to quote the great Barry Goldwater, government needs to get out of our bedrooms, out of our pocketbooks, and off our backs.


So, for the record, I believe Jesus was a real man, and that he was a divinely inspired prophet who gave us a teaching of spiritual salvation, but I also believe he was just a man.