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I Refuse To Label Myself As A Republican Or Democrat

I will stand up for what Christ tells me to

Cassidy Barker
Oct 24, 2016
Delta State University
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I Refuse To Label Myself As A Republican Or Democrat
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I refuse.

I refuse to label myself.

To label myself as republican, democrat, liberal, or conservative.

Yes, I agree politics are very important. I am an 18 year old, educated young woman who lives in the south. No, I am not as educated as I should be on politics. But from what I have seen, politics are tearing this country apart.

I believe all people are equal. I believe everyone should be loved, and all should love, all the time. I am pro-life. I do not support building a wall. I am a Christian. I believe in Jesus Christ the father, son and,Holy Spirit. I believe all people should have equal rights.

I have many friends who do not believe in what I believe at all, some who agree with some of my standpoints, and some who believe in the same things as I do.

Are they still my friends? Yes.

Do I still love them? Yes.

Do I force my beliefs on them? Absolutely not.

I have liberal standpoints and conservative standpoints. Do I still love nd accept the people who do not believe the same as I do? Yes, absolutely.

Even though everyone is equal, and the same, not one person thinks the same. That is something that should always be kept in mind, and respected.

What people are not realizing, politics are man made. Political Parties are man made, and they are tearing society and this country apart.

I recently saw a post on someone's timeline on Facebook. A family member posted on their timeline, saying how disappointed they were that they seemed to have become more and more liberal.

This was heartbreaking to me. This person had posted what they believed was right, what they stand up for, and their own family member does not accept that. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Everyone should get to believe in what they want to believe in and stand up for those beliefs.

When you claim a political party, you close your mind. You close to mind to certain parameters of only agreeing with one set of rules. You close your mind to something that is worldly and man made. Something that tears people apart.

However, as for me, I will stand up for what Christ tells me to. I will stand up for what is morally right, not what people tell me to, and not what I get accepted to believe in.




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