"If you believe everything you read, better not read." Japanese Proverb
This is an interesting quote. It reminds me of some of the things I read while reading Time magazine. The bias in the magazine comes out so much. No longer do they simply report the news. They must inject their left-leaning, President-disliking/disrespecting into many of their articles.
Now, I am not against reporters giving their point of view. The problem is when they report they 1) pretend not to have a bias and 2) rarely give the time of day to a conservative perspective.
My biggest beef with them would probably be the way they bash the President any chance they get, characterising him usually as some sort of buffoon. Even in days past, and with many conservative folks, if you did not like the President or his policies, folks were at least respectful of the office.
It is saddening to me and many people are not being educated that there is a conservative viewpoint and it's merits have little to do with the mistakes or hypocrisy of some.
Hmmm.
Derrick
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I feel that it is our right as Americans to disapprove of policy, but wrong to bash our elected President. I am neither Republican or Democrat. There are civil ways of voicing approval or disapproval without taking personal jabs at our President.
I agree that Time Magazine is very biased. Most of the time I don't even enjoy reading it anymore because of that. I prefer to have the facts and make my own conclusions.
Russ, I agree with your comments, though I am a little confused about the phrase that you are neither a Repub. or Demo. What do you mean by adding that? Just curious.
It is funny; I did not talk with Tracy about my current blog post, and the evening after I posted it-she was talking about how she disliked the tone and perspective of Time. We had not really even discussed it.
Derrick
Derrick,
My political statements many times have people asking my political party affiliation. I added that that I was not a republican or democrat as sort of a way for readers to digest my comments and to know that as well. I am indeed in a minority, as far as being non-partisan. I am registered as such, just so I can vote. Funny, how a person has to be registered as "something" to even get to vote. Sometimes my comments have people wondering my party preferance.
Russ
Well, the thing is, even if we have to register as something to vote, does not, in any way, mean we would have to vote for any particular person.
I am registered Republican, but if I am in the booth and I think the Independant candidate actually has a chance to win, I am free to vote for him/her. So, I not sure why that matters ultimately.
On a similar note, later on I plan to make the case (with Greg Koukl's help) for Christian's not voting Democrat (based primarily on God's purpose for Gov't-justice) and how no issue is more important, at this time, that the pro-life issue. I will also slightly address how voting for the independant person is often a vote for the Democrat. Should be stimulating, to be sure.
Derrick
Having the freedom to vote for anybody is certainly true. Making a case for Christian's not voting democrat seems to detract from that premise. It then becomes not about the person, but their political affiliation.
I don't think it does detract from the premise at all. When I get into the booth, regardless of how I am registered, I may vote for anyone at all.
However, the point of the next two posts is that it is possibly going against God's purpose for government by voting someone whose Democratic platform includews the killing of innocent unborn humans. Are you free to; sure, in a sense. Is your vote being shaped by a robust Christian worldview and not just your pocketbook; I don't think it is.
To quote Paul: "'Everything is permissible'- but not everything is beneficial...[or] constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others."
I'll expand this more with the regular blog post. Free to? yes. Wise? not necessarily.
Derrick
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