Oh! I meant the FLOWERS! You thought I meant another kind of naked lady, didn't you? *shakes head* Get your head out of the gutter!
Anyways (completely different topic), I've noticed a general lack of knowledge and a feeling of apathy (lack of interest or concern) among people my age when it comes to politics. I need you all to do me a favor. Below, I have posted several terms that are important to know. Even if you don't like politics [honestly, who does?], you need to be informed--especially as a Christian. Christian values are being ruthlessly attacked specifically when it comes to the topic of homosexuality. People have been persecuted for something as small as a bumper sticker. Now, we have "hate crimes" aka "thought crimes", instead of just crimes based on your actions.
Below, I have definitions that are mostly taken from other sources. They are words you should know.
Conservative--"Conservatism in the United States comprises a constellation of political ideologies including fiscal conservatism, free market or economic liberalism, social conservatism, and religious conservatism, as well as support for a strong military, small government, and states' rights." Conservatives also usually are pro-life and against homosexuality. Most Christians are and should be conservative.
Liberal--"A term that includes such meanings as open-mindedness, a desire to favor reforms and a tolerance toward non-traditionalist views." Liberals are usually pro-death and for homosexuality and other "lifestyles".
Communism "is a socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless society based on common ownership of the means of production and property in general." Basically, communism, as I understand it, is when the government makes sure everything is equal--no one has more money or anything more than anyone else. Some of you might think this is a good thing but think about it. How would this give anyone the incentive to be better? So what, you work harder than everyone else--you want a raise? *chuckle* Oh, you're so funny! What is there then to aspire to?
Socialism--"[in Marxism-Leninism], is the intermediate system between capitalism and communism, when the government is in the process of changing the means of ownership from privatism, to collective ownership."
It's a nice thought that everyone could live in peace and harmony and no one would be poor but it's just not realistic. We live in a sinful world filled with sinful people. No one is perfect. If the government gets too big [and that's basically what a communist country is--a country with a huge, controlling government], who's to stop the people in charge from getting greedy with your money? [Well, it really wouldn't be your money anymore, would it?]
The people who make me the angriest are not the power-hungry, liberal communists--do you want to know who riles me up?
Our nation is the most free nation in the world. We are given the right to vote and to have input into our government. We can say we don't like our president and not be put in prison or, worse, put to death. Anyone can run for office! But most people just sit back like sloths, not paying any attention to "politics" because they hate politics--it's so boring!
They don't think politics affects them--like this isn't their country and the laws that are made don't have an impact on their life! On their freedom to say Jesus in public without it being used as a four-letter word! On their freedom to raise their children without being forced to teach them that homosexual sex is just as natural as heterosexual sex [and you don't think that's not already happening?]!
Those people who don't vote except, if they're lucky, if it's a big presidential election--maybe.
The people who make me the angriest are the apathetics, the sloths, those who JUST DON'T CARE.
Apathetics have always annoyed me--even when it was deciding who would be black or red in checkers. I couldn't stand it if my opponent didn't care!
But this is our COUNTRY I'm talking about here! Our HOME! We may not be OF this world but we are IN it, which means we have to live IN it for now. Just because it's a temporary home, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to take care of it. It's more difficult to share the Gospel if there's a threat on your life if you do it.
You could think of it like the parable of the talents in the Bible. The master gave his servants a certain amount of talents. When he came back, two of the servants had taken care of the talents and had multiplied the talents. But the third servant buried his talent. Think of the world as being your talent. When God comes back, do you want Him to see that you didn't take care of your temporary home?
How can you JUST NOT CARE? It's infuriating! I really can't explain how frustrated I am!
It just burns me up inside to think so many Christians don't CARE. This affects YOU.
You know, I'd like to think a ton of people will comment on this post with a passion but I don't think they will. I don't usually get a lot of comments on the serious, meaningful posts.
2 comments:
I have always voted but I don't think that until this year have I ever gotten this involved in politics. I always thought that someone else would take care of it and put my head back in the sand. Well the old saying, what you don't know won't hurt you, isn't at all true. We all need to learn and get involved. It is a shame it takes a 17 year old that can't even vote yet to try to open our eyes to just how important it is. I love the idea that you care enough to get involved with this Blog and the explaination of all the different meanings in politics and how they effect us. I praise God and thank him for young people jusr like you.
I may not have an idea of the perfect world, or the perfect government for that matter, but I certantly have an idea of a good, functional, and peaceful government, and this is why I'm so turned off by politics... I also know that we live in a broken world(but ours none the less) and I know that, because of that, we won't have a government like I can imagine. My idea of a good government mostly involves (like you said) the people that live in this country, and I think that it goes beyond apathy, because if you have a broken world, then it just makes sense that the denizens of that world would be broken also (sinful nature) and the world won't be fixed until Jesus comes back. So although I can do whatever I can to help this world, I know that I can't fix. I sure can make it better, but nothing more. I suppose that better is better than worse.
You'd think with all of the crazy enviormentalists that by now our whole country would be working to take care of this world, but I haven't seen anything yet (but then again, I do live under a rock so that could be it also) And despite what people may think, God made this world for us, he gave it to us to take care of. We're also suppose to take dominion over it, not become one with it.
I just, ah, I don't know, it's not that I hate government, I just get so frustrated with it sometimes...
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