Something my sister read to me:
"Question 1:
If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who
were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis,
would you recommend that she have an abortion?
Read the next question and then I'll give you the response for this one.
Question 2:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts.
Here are the facts about the three candidates.
Candidate A.
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with Astrologist. He's
had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B.
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used Opium in college
and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate C.
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an
occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.
Which of these candidates would be your choice? Decide first... no peeking,
then scroll down for the response.
Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt. Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.
"
Also this is an interesting site
http://www.politicalcompass.org/
once you finish take a look at where the current canidates stand.
kerry doesn't look so left to me.
About the religious stuff, I am going to vote for the first time this year and I have to vote in a church. I was not sure about if it was right or not. There is the separation of church and state but then the church isn't forcing me to vote one way. But then, could I be influenced to vote a certain way if I felt I was in a dangerous situation (I have a iranian friend that would be pretty scared to go into a Southern Baptist Church after 9/11). I personally would vote the same way as I make my decision outside of the location.
But if someone was not sure of their standing could going to a church to vote influence their decision?