Political Chaos

I have a lot to say about this subject. Let's just get the most shocking out of the way now....I am not a die hard Republican. I know that is almost heresy in Texas but it's the truth.

I grew up thinking both of my parents were pretty conservative - little did I know that my mom, a fellow social worker, was a closet Democrat. The older I got and the more immersed in the social work community I became, the less conservative I became.
There are certain things that are faith issues that I will always hold true. But there also seems to be a shift in my political views that may or may not come from my profession. Democratic policy is historical much better for human services with regard to funding, programs etc. I guess really I am more of an Independent instead blindly loyal to one party.

There seem to be two things that currently annoy me about politics - specifically politics and faith. The first is that I don't like feeling like an outsider, or even worse, less of a Christian because I am not a conservative Republican. Does not registering as a Republican put my salvation in jeopardy? Absolutely not. Does an Obama bumper sticker make me love Jesus less? I don't think so. I may not completely agree with all of his policies but I think that it is rare that there is a politician that we agree with about 100% of things. For that matter, it is rare to have a friend that you agree with 100% of the time.

Political emails also drive me crazy. If the subject line looks even remotely like a political forward I delete the email and have been known to politely ask to be removed from any future forward list. I respect other's opinions and would appreciate people respecting mine. I don't shy away from questions or disagreements, but please, never tell me that Democrats can't be Christians.