I'll tell you right now that I am not a fan of politics. I dread election years because I hate the constant stream of garbage being thrown around by everyone- yes, everyone, I don't care which political party they affiliate with.
I hate to define myself in terms of politics. I don't really have a political stance, I have a philosophy of how I want to live my life and of how I think every human being alive has a right to live theirs.
People in this world don't have to agree with one another, progress wouldn't exist if no one was ever challenged, if no one ever had to defend a belief. But, when something comes down to basic rights of a human being, there is no one that can deny that to anyone, least of all a politician or the Church for that matter.
Love is love- I don't care if you're straight, gay/lesbian, bisexual or anything in between or beyond those definitions- you have every right to love the person you want to love. Period.
An individual has a right to do what they want with their own body- man or woman. As a woman who has been denied medically necessitated medication for years until the women's health act went into affect August 1st, I hold this one pretty close. No woman should be denied medical care of any sort by law and leave your religious convictions out of it. God is the only person who is going to judge anyone in the end, so stop using God to justify your hatred and bigotry because it's really not making any sense.
People at the margins of society should not be at the mercy of people who have never wanted for anything in their lives. I just don't buy it when a multimillionaire politician says they're going to fight for the middle class while they simultaneously line the pockets of the banks and businesses that are paying to get them into office. If you've never barely gotten by then you're not going to understand what it feels like anymore than I understand what it's like to have millions sitting in the bank and not a care in the world.
I usually don't throw my opinion out there on things like this more than in passing conversation. But I stumbled upon the picture at the top, and it resounded with me. That's how I want to live my life and I'm sick of hearing about political stances that don't take all people into concern.
End rant. I promise this new blog isn't going to be my personal soap box :)
Also! Worth noting- a year ago today I moved into the Mount. It's crazy how fast a year went by!
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