This is in response to Monday’s article, “UF study shows religious left more active.” I am glad that someone has finally said something. I have been waiting to hear this for a long time. It is true that not all Christians are Republican. Many of the Christian students I know are conservative when it pertains to issues such as abortion and gay marriage but are as interested or more in historically liberal-leaning causes, such as better health care and education for this nation’s poor. One of the Ten Commandments is “Thou shall not kill.” I believe there are other ways to kill that are just as important as the abortion issue, ways that are completely ignored in the Republican arena.
There is a tendency in the popular media to link all Christians under a conservative Republican banner. Conservative Democrats have always existed and now, due to the health care debate, are called by name.
There is something inherently wrong with claiming to be a Christian and supporting abortion and gay marriage. But there is also something inherently wrong with being a Christian and not recognizing other social ills that kill Americans. I believe the latter ideal is what college students identify with more.
