Just A Little About Me.

I am a 34 (almost 35) year-old woman. I am single with no children. I am a devout Christian who is also a proud Democrat. No, the two are not mutually exclusive. I’m far more conservative than the average Democrat and far more honest than the average Republican. That’s right, I said it! I know not all Democrats are bleeding-heart liberals and I know that not all Republicans are liars and bigots. Those are the extremes most often portrayed in the media. I fall somewhere in the middle.

I am opposed to both abortion and homosexual marriage. I am also opposed to senseless war, a wretched economy, a terrible public education system and absolutely awful heath care and coverage. See, I don’t think abortion and homosexuality are political issues. I think they’re moral issues. For the record, homosexual marriage can be legislated, but homosexuality can not. I think morality is the responsibility of The Body of Christ, not the government. We can’t have a separation of Church and State when it’s in our favor and then ask the Government to intervene on behalf of Christian principles.

I believe that women CAN preach.

I believe that the five-fold ministry is still in operation and that there really are people who walk in The Office of The Prophet as well as those who operate in the Gift of Prophecy. I don’t believe that a large majority of the “well-known” prophets are actually prophets. I believe a prophet is more like the Old Testament prophets who interceded on behalf of nations, warned them of the dangers of not serving The God of Israel and told them how to fall in line. I don’t believe this house, car, job stuff that I mentioned earlier to be prophecy. As a matter of fact, I don’t believe it to be anything more than “ear-tickling”.

I also believe that if a message doesn’t have anything to do with Jesus Christ and how to have a better relationship with Him or how to live a life that’s pleasing to Him, it’s a waste of my time. I believe it’s perfectly fine to be corrected by the Word of God and I also think that unfortunately, quite a bit of what people say “in the Name of The Lord” is nothing more than skillful manipulation.

I believe that speaking in tongues is for real. I believe tongues can be used in prayer and in worship. I also believe that God can send a message in tongues to be interpreted. No one needs to interpret prayer and worship; God understands both just fine.

I reject the majority of the teachings that fall under “Word of Faith”. I don’t believe I’m giving satan any power by saying “my leg hurts” or “I don’t feel well”. I don’t believe that saying “my arm is killing me” is setting oneself up for a raging arm infection that will necessitate an unsuccessful amputation, ultimately leading to death. In fact, I think the notion of that is ridiculous. My brother and I both joke that we’ve gone into comas after a deep sleep. Neither of us has ever slipped into an actual coma.

I don’t think calling your child “Boo” will make them crazy. I called my Goddaughter “nut” for a long time because she was a funny, silly baby and toddler. She’s 10 now; and she’s perfectly sane, very bright and pretty mellow. I call my Godson “Pooter”; he’s not overly flatulent. I call my nephew “Jitterbug”; well I guess that’s not a good example because he really can dance! My niece is a chunky butt baby. Her nickname? "Fat Girl". I don’t believe she’ll be overweight for the rest of her life because I call her Fat Girl as a baby. I’ll stop before she learns to talk because I don’t want her to call anyone else by that name; especially me.

In my devout Christianity, I am also very aware of the world in which I live. I know not everyone shares my beliefs, though I would love for all to come to Salvation through Jesus Christ. I respect everyone’s right to believe as they chose, even if I don’t respect what they believe. I don’t hate homosexuals, I deplore their lifestyle and believe it to be a perversion and an abomination, but I don’t hate the person. I know and love some terrific gay people. I don’t brow beat them, neither do I hide the fact that I believe their lifestyle to be ungodly.

I don’t think that a woman who has or has had an abortion is a horrible criminal, nor is she a monster. I also think there is no way I can tell a 13 year old she has to have her father’s baby, nor could I force a grown woman to carry the child of her rapist. I'm not saying my feelings are right, but I have to be honest. That gets me in trouble with other Christians a lot. Now overall, I think abortion is wrong, what I’m saying is that I understand how someone may find themselves in a desperate situation and feel as though abortion is the only answer. I am opposed to abortion as a method of birth control or because “I’m not ready to be a parent”. I think you need to do everything to make sure you don’t get pregnant if you don’t want a child and be prepared to live with the consequences of your actions if your birth control fails. I also think sex outside marriage is a sin and if sex were kept in its proper confines, the abortion issue would ALMOST disappear. I’m not naïve enough to think that it would eliminate all abortion, but I think it would put a huge dent in the rate.

This is who I am.