Do you think that abortion and gay marriage are part of the "big issues"?

Question

I hear everyone talking about how the candidates need to be talking about the current, "big" issues, like abortion and gay marriage...I laugh at this.

I think these two issues should be a personal issue only, and shouldn't even be talked about among the Government as being an issue. If YOU feel its wrong to abort, then don't, thats your personal stance on it, why should the Government be regulating your life in such great detail? If you want to be gay, go right ahead, your not bugging me, just don't try and rub it off on me.

These are personal issues people, nothing that the Government should be concerned about. Does more gay people in the world mean our economy will increase or decrease? No, it doesn't. These issues are completely independent from the other issues that concern politics and the economy.

Separation of Church and State. Let's keep it that way. Let the Churchs decide whether these subjects are right or wrong.

What are your stances and opinions on this? Should Gay Marriage and Abortion be considered political issues? Or personal subjects?

Answer 1

No, the big issue is going to be when the U.S. and the rest of the world is not ready for the oil to begin 'running out.' Civil disorder and and thinking back about all the false promises from politicians and oil companies will be the big issue. Add starvation and the at least temporary breakdown of life as we know it, that'll be a big issue. When life begins is a metaphysical question. Gay marriage? Marriage is not a sacrament.



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Answer 2

I mostly agree. I think gay people should be added to the list of protection from discrimination. that, to me, is even more important than gay marriage.

It's just about equality, period.

On the rest of the issues, the government has no business entering our personal lives, bedrooms and belief systems. The original government was set up according to the "Federalist Papers", which can be found via Yahoo! search engine. The government was designed for freedom, based on 3 actions:

1. Protect the borders

2. Keep the Peace among the citizens

3. Establish and maintain the Infrastructure.



That's it! Look at how far beyond the original purpose the government has surpassed and invaded our liberties in the process. We need to get back to basics. I am a liberal, but many of my conservative friends and I are on the same page when it comes to these simple terms. I believe we want more of the same things than what the government and the media would like us to think.

Answer 3

These are in no way "big issues".



Abortion is a moral issue, not a political one. Ultimately it is about a moral choice of someone as to whether or not to murder an unborn child. And the Federal Government should be the last authority on any moral issue given their sterling track record.



Gay Marriage is an issue for the States. If individual states want to recognize this or same-sex civil unions then that should be up to them without the government ramming it in their face.

Answer 4

NO. look at the polls on this. Neither are deciding factors for a majority of voters.



Here is why: Even conservatives support civil unions (GOv. Palin supported same sex couple rights in AK)



It is a state's issue- and the states are deciding it. A Marriage Amendment will never get through congress.



The issue is done. dead. Forgettaboutit! Some states will have it, others won't. You want to get married- go to MA or CA. Eventually all states will have it.



Abortion is the biggest non issue issue there is. Roe will never get overturned. It is such a waste of hot air. Congress will never support an overturning. The conservative supreme court justices don't believe in legislating from the bench, and it will still be legal in most all states even if it did get hit federally.



Both of these issues are just red herrings to keep the democrats in power.



Vote for jobs, the economy, and national security- vote McCain/Palin

Answer 5

I agree, it's more of a personal issue. I could care less about both issues right now, considering we have bigger issues to deal with like Energy Indepedence and the current state of the Economy. It was a big issue in 2004, but, in this election and our current state of the nation, I think that these issues can be left with the people individually and really don't affect my life personally.

Answer 6

The main issue is getting over greed and putting the greater good above one's own self-interest.



Same-Sex Marriage and Abortion are distractions, as Americans would call it a 'Sideshow'. Politicians get to the real issues.



In Yith, we are beyond all these problems and concentrate on growth and expanding knowledge and understanding.

Answer 7

I think the gov should butt out! I feel as if these issues are cause enough of a stir to keep people's minds off the economy, the war, the housing bust.

Answer 8

Let's see... if more marriages were gay ones we would have fewer abortions...



I can tell you that with some certainty...



Seriously though - the reason gay people need to be able to Marry legally is because there are all kinds of domestic and economic things tied to a marriage license - like who you can visit in the hospital, where your kids go if you die, what kind of tax bracket you are in... etc. etc...

Answer 9

You mean you don't want the government to be able to tell you who you can screw and what procedures you can or can't choose for yourself??? you are crazy, don't you know that the government would run better if they are able to stop anyone from doing anything "immoral"? Even though the founding fathers were staunchly opposed to intertwining church doctrines and government, this country was founded on christian values.

I for one would like the government to be able to tell me who I can love and when I can love them. Hell, why don't we just let them tell us what job each of us is best suited for. maybe we should have food rations and be told what to eat on what day. The government knows what is best for you, the quicker you learn to let them control every aspect of you life and just blindly follow, the better we will all be.

Answer 10

they're big issues in the sense that they are civil rights issues.



the choice about one's own personal medical decisions is a fundamental civil right, and taking it away is a big deal.



similarly, if there is going to be a legal status called marriage, it should be equally available to anyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, etc.

if i'm a man (and let's just say for the sake of argument that i am), and i can legally marry a woman, but i can't legally marry a man just because i am also a man, that is discrimination based on gender and should not be allowed.



they are both civil rights issues, and those are big.

Answer 11

Yes, they are.



Right now, both issues are being declined to millions of Americans because of others religious beliefs.







Now, you tell me what part of this is right;

Gay people can't marry because a book, and the people who read it say so...







The sad thing is that is the truth.







Honestly, I wish there were a verse in the Bible that simply said;

SHUT THE **** UP.

Answer 12

abortions = womans body, her right to choose, f@ck whatever some book written 2000 years ago says



gay marriage = gays should be just as miserable as heterosexual couples. it isn't like gay people are going to get married and make out on peoples lawns. If god made everyone, he made gays the way they are, and since there is no god, what does it matter?

Answer 13

Not in these times my friend....



Perhaps in 2000, before our current debacle in history, but not now.

Answer 14

Both are MYOB issues.