Quote Originally Posted by mountainjenny View Post
The republican party would gain voters if they dropped the religion and legislating of morality. Abortion is a single issue vote for many people and they will not even consider voting for a republican as long as it is a part of their platform. Same with gay marriage. I view gay marriage as an equal rights issue and I cannot believe our government has the power to discriminate against a portion of the citizens. If I were gay, I could see this being a single issue vote for me. The republican party is losing voters on issues that are private matters that government should not be involved in. Take these off the table and people will have more reason to look deeper into the issues.
I agree.

I think homosexuality is a natural human condition, just like heterosexuality. The (R) needs to let it go and let them be. I don't see why homosexuals can't be wed either.

As to religion, there are 6.5 billion people on the planet and God made each one an individual. Each one of those individuals probably has a different idea of God even if they claim a religion. The only common religion I'm personally intolerant of is Islam, I don't care the the "submit or die" routine or Islam's utter intolerance of other beliefs.

Most abortions are murder. Abortion is also the law of the land. I'd love to see abortion made illegal except in specific cases. Abortion is one of those things that we have to make sure the timing is exactly correct to get it off the books, I don't see that time coming for a long while to come. As long as people think abortion is a form a birth control we won't be able to get rid of it.

There are a great many things the government shouldn't be involved in. Morality, finance, manufacturing, science, education, healthcare, and charity are just a few that come to mind.