An Ironic Night at the RNC

i don't understand how (republicans/evangelicals) say they are against abortion because it is murdering innocent lives and yet would vote for a party that promotes and justifies war? seriously? where is the consistency here? before we go on blaming anyone voting for Obama or pro-choice, to rant about the value of life and yet would vote for a president or party that justifies war is VERY hypocritical and absurd....is there a value scale of life I"m missing here? innocent babies yes, soldiers and innocent iraqi citizens no? everyone's life is important, christian and muslim!!! what is this "christian worldview" people are ranting about? if you promote life, i believe the war right now is more detrimental, literally day by day, than the abortion issues which is still illegal (which in fact causes many people to go get illegal abortions that is more damaging) and something we can work on over time and conversation.......people are dying DAILY in Iraq, where is our priority here? let alone the reason for the growing deficit that is feeding a war, we began, unjustly and unprepared...c'mon people!!!

Hmmmm....definitely time for another christian woman to comment on the Palin choice. I understand Brian to be respectful in his approach to dialogue. But I totally understand him when he says that he must speak out lest he be complicit in his silence. As everybody learns and reflects upon Palin I find that I am not rendered "giddy" (as some gals have literally been described) by a prominent woman who seeks to break oppressive glass ceilings if that woman's not willing to bring along everyone with her up through those ceilings. Honestly, and it's certainly her prerogative, Sarah Palin only seeks to empower SOME WOMEN. And she doesn't advance, much less embrace, feminist theory or theology for what it more deeply suggests: a holistic empowerment/moral deliverance of ALL PEOPLE. For example Palin's not interested in bringing along the Gay/Lesbian/Bi community into all the rights that she freely enjoys. She's not interested in bringing along all classes of people into a system of affordable healthcare. She's not interested in bringing unmarried teens into programs that will equip them with a range of effective birth control methods -- she's actually willing to allow even more young, immature girls to wind up pregnant and facing very difficult reproductive choices (while not all the Levi Johnson's of America want to be daddies with their Bristols). In this very important campaign she may be McCain's gritty co-pilot when it comes to his spending reforms, the Iraq occupation and energy policies. But, like a good flight attendant, she also gives a semblance of cabin security and safety while serving beverages with spunk (feminism with sugar? feminism with a twist of lime? feminism-lite?). No surprise that fiscally conservative women and socially conservative "faith moms" are enthusiastically drinking it up; I might be guzzling it too if I were sitting in the privileged first class section or if I were choking down the stale, dry, pretzels of scripture teachings that insist upon a woman's limited role in her local church or her marriage.