I would give up homosexual marriage as an issue, but not abortion. Economic conservatism is extremely important for America's long term survival. If America's economy collapses, everything else will mean nothing because the country will fall apart. America is on that road right now. As a Canadian, I don't want to have to pick up a broken America nor see the result of a total collapse.
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If America allows homosexual marriage, G-d will destroy this once great nation. That is why I am pleased that on this issue, Governor Huckabee seems to understand the grave moral and spiritual implications.
While I would not completely give up homosexual marriage as an issue, I do agree with Thunderbolt to an extent.
If we concentrate more on the economic battlefront than the sodomy battlefront, we can set the economic policy so homosexual relationships are very difficult. For example, we can pull money from all AIDS research and educate people that if they do the wrong thing, there will be consequences to their actions.
I would like to see same sex marriages used as a way to register homosexuals, rather than using it to give them privileges with no responsibilities. Health insurance companies should be able to use this information to calculate risk.
While homosexual relationships involves people's conscience decision to do the wrong thing, it is at least the choice between both parties. In the case of abortion, it is only the choice of one, plus murder is involved.
While an STD is a fair punishment for homosexual intercourse, the death penalty is more suited for someone who murders(their own child of all people). We need to protect the unborn. Of course we need to prevent both sins if we are in a position of power to.