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An Unreadable Wall of Text
12 years ago
I'm posting this here as a response to the flabbergasted reaction to my being both a Libertarian and a Catholic. The person I sent it to, however, dubbed it an "unreadable wall of text," which pissed me off. So I'm posting it here, because I feel like it's stuff that needs to be said anyway, especially to those that think Christians are idiotic, dogmatic, homophobic, close-minded imbeciles. I'll let you judge if this is indeed "unreadable."
My opinions on the matter are that my Libertarian political philosophy and my Catholic religion do not conflict, and here's why. Firstly and foremostly, I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea of trickle-down economics, but I am also not a fan of the idea of the United States government, which is corrupt and broken at the moment, controlling more of the economy than it already does. My main support for the libertarian platform resides in the small federal government argument, and larger power to the states, which has been proven by the success of large federations wherein the small countries/provinces/states have been given relative autonomy. This does not contradict my Catholic beliefs. My other reason for supporting the Libertarian parties is that I believe in personal freedom, which directly correlates with my religion. It should be God that tells me what I can and cannot do, not my government. The government should not enforce their interpretation of God on me. Finally, I am a Catholic because I accept that faith and reason do not contradict one another, science is a tool to look upon the face of the God I choose to believe in, and the evidence that I've seen outweighs the evidence that I've seen for other religions and atheism. I do not believe the universe came to exist on its own from nothing. It all started somewhere -- God, in my personal opinion. I'm not a die-hard Christian, and I won't force my beliefs on you or anyone else, and I don't subscribe to any one person's personal interpretation of the will of God. I really don't see the hypocrisy or the contradiction between my religion and my politics, but I'd be more than happy to hear your opinions on the subject.
My opinions on the matter are that my Libertarian political philosophy and my Catholic religion do not conflict, and here's why. Firstly and foremostly, I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea of trickle-down economics, but I am also not a fan of the idea of the United States government, which is corrupt and broken at the moment, controlling more of the economy than it already does. My main support for the libertarian platform resides in the small federal government argument, and larger power to the states, which has been proven by the success of large federations wherein the small countries/provinces/states have been given relative autonomy. This does not contradict my Catholic beliefs. My other reason for supporting the Libertarian parties is that I believe in personal freedom, which directly correlates with my religion. It should be God that tells me what I can and cannot do, not my government. The government should not enforce their interpretation of God on me. Finally, I am a Catholic because I accept that faith and reason do not contradict one another, science is a tool to look upon the face of the God I choose to believe in, and the evidence that I've seen outweighs the evidence that I've seen for other religions and atheism. I do not believe the universe came to exist on its own from nothing. It all started somewhere -- God, in my personal opinion. I'm not a die-hard Christian, and I won't force my beliefs on you or anyone else, and I don't subscribe to any one person's personal interpretation of the will of God. I really don't see the hypocrisy or the contradiction between my religion and my politics, but I'd be more than happy to hear your opinions on the subject.
