tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post7626889226357115388..comments2024-03-04T17:59:07.208-06:00Comments on Liberty or Death: The Grand Finale - Election 2016Bethany Carsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-26469878464784563342016-11-16T20:10:51.650-06:002016-11-16T20:10:51.650-06:00I hope it all works out. This could go well or te...I hope it all works out. This could go well or terribly. We can only hope for the best. Blessings to you!Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-27520287919620864602016-11-16T20:09:44.570-06:002016-11-16T20:09:44.570-06:00Thank you for stopping by, Paige. I'm glad I ...Thank you for stopping by, Paige. I'm glad I voted the way I did. Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-72619173739359240962016-11-13T18:33:06.429-06:002016-11-13T18:33:06.429-06:00Hi Bethany, Wow, I guess I was going through the g...Hi Bethany, Wow, I guess I was going through the grief process when you posted this edition of Liberty or Death, but glad I found it today when I’m more into the “resolved to accept” mode. :-) I definitely admire you for stating your beliefs and studying all the issues. Ultimately, I think each voter will choose the candidate who they think can best lead us forward. Now we shall see if the electorate was correct. God bless America! John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-87231653170190785392016-11-13T01:18:27.597-06:002016-11-13T01:18:27.597-06:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts Bethany! :) I&...Thank you for sharing your thoughts Bethany! :) I'm glad that you found a way to have a clean conscience before yourself and the Lord. It would take a lot of courage to write a blog post about such a hot topic. ;) Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315980708870871308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-52341461653968981412016-11-12T23:13:51.696-06:002016-11-12T23:13:51.696-06:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7gJkE7Kzdkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7gJkE7KzdkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-85350637936623787652016-11-12T22:57:27.544-06:002016-11-12T22:57:27.544-06:00I've seen articles about French police making ...I've seen articles about French police making a woman sunbathing at a beach remove part of her burkini. It is sad when women are mistreated or disrespected just for trying to live up to their own standards of modesty. <br /><br />It's dreadful what radical Islamic terror has done, but people should be smarter than to take out their anger against extremists on innocent Muslim women who choose to wear a hijab or other items of modest apparel.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-41159742702034040352016-11-12T22:56:21.224-06:002016-11-12T22:56:21.224-06:00That would be nice. :)That would be nice. :)Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-51663997008928662682016-11-12T21:41:03.741-06:002016-11-12T21:41:03.741-06:00I agree the government should be taken out of marr...I agree the government should be taken out of marriage altogether!<br /><br />Hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-76280824162890237232016-11-11T10:33:16.579-06:002016-11-11T10:33:16.579-06:00Just one day after Trump was elected I heard about...Just one day after Trump was elected I heard about a Trump supporter approaching a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, knocking it off her head. This is totally disrespectful and certainly does not demonstrate love and tolerance. While people may have their own beliefs, and those beliefs may not agree with the beliefs of others, an act like this is totally unnecessary and certainly not going to win anyone over. Trump made some very hateful comments about women and other races and religions and this is no way to conduct oneself, especially if you are a nominee for President or any other position of power, authority and leadership. He should be ashamed of himself and in my view he should publicly apologize for the things he said, because if these types of acts continue this is heading towards hate and war. My condolences to everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-49960641209250946392016-11-11T08:47:26.010-06:002016-11-11T08:47:26.010-06:00I guess you understand why I couldn't vote for...I guess you understand why I couldn't vote for Mr. Trump myself, even though I am glad my fellow Republicans with stronger stomachs than I did.<br /><br />I just hope by saying he'd be loyal to pro-lifers "just as I am loyal to other people," Trump did not mean "just as I was loyal to my first wife." He has made a lot of good promises. Now let's see if he keeps them.<br /><br />I agree that his attitude toward women is sickening.<br /><br /><b>Re: Marriage.</b><br />I believe in the traditional definition of marriage. Since the government has proved its ineptness in defining marriage in my view, I believe the most practical solution at the moment would be for the government to be taken out of marriage altogether. If a couple wants to get married, they should be able to just have a consenting pastor, priest, or notary recognize their union--no government marriage certificates, no clerks being forced to marry people. <br /><br />DOMA, where conservatives felt they needed the federal government to preserve the sanctity of marriage, may well have been marriage's death knell. Somehow they didn't realize that if they acknowledged the responsibility of the federal government to maintain marriage, they'd also be acknowledging the fed's authority to impose it's own broader definition of marriage on all.<br /><br />I think the Constitution Party (which I voted for), explains my position very well in their <a href="http://www.constitutionparty.com/family/" rel="nofollow">platform on Family</a>.<br /><br />Trump could end up terrible or he could end up great. Although I perceive you and I have some very different views on what is best for our country, I'm praying with you that somehow everything works out for the better for our sake and the sake of posterity.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-68081187652126663532016-11-11T00:42:50.194-06:002016-11-11T00:42:50.194-06:00I find it interesting that gay marriage beliefs sh...I find it interesting that gay marriage beliefs should weigh in your decision making at all. The bible says "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Whether you believe homosexuality is a sin or not, allowing others to make choices that do not affect you seems the more Christian act. You can preach, spread the word, and pray for these people whose souls you might worry over, but to impose beliefs upon someone that does not share your beliefs goes against the desires of the founders of this great nation. I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this.<br /><br />On the note of Trump's "pro-life" stance. He only became "pro-life" recently when he first contemplated running for president. HRC's power would have been fairly minuscule when facing a conservative congress.<br /><br />That brings me to the reprehensible moral character of Donald Trump. From bragging about grabbing women by the pussy, to having twelve women accuse him of sexual assault, to bragging on Howard Stern about walking in on women changing for his beauty pageants (on purpose). To absolute lying (his tweets will be on screen, and he will deny having said something). To name-calling. To telling America to "check out a sex tape" at 3am because he couldn't stand himself... <br /><br />We are telling our children, our country, our neighbors, and the world that it is okay to be a bully, to insult people like a child, to demean women, to call people "rapists and murderers." I feel that it doesn't matter what his policies are or what he has "promised" when you make the leader of the free world and the most powerful man on earth - the guy in charge of the nuclear codes - the same man that had to have his twitter account taken away from him in the last week of the campaign. The man is morally bankrupt. Whereas HRC has spent her entire adult life attempting to serve others (whether you agree with her policies or not), this man has spent his entire life doing nothing but attempt to serve himself. <br /><br />I fear for our future, and I can only pray that now elected he realizes the awesome responsibility he bears, and the magnitude of any action he performs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-21916775400277648342016-11-10T21:29:54.184-06:002016-11-10T21:29:54.184-06:00Oh! You should definitely let me know next time y...Oh! You should definitely let me know next time you come through Iowa. I'd love to meet you. Blessings to you as well, Aimee. Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-91930453442356338472016-11-10T21:28:45.739-06:002016-11-10T21:28:45.739-06:00Let's hope we don't go from one precipice ...Let's hope we don't go from one precipice to another. I hope Trump does well and keeps his promises. Very true on each just having to vote our own conscience. Blessings to you as well, Cheryl. Thanks!Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-72282667153264513912016-11-10T21:25:55.962-06:002016-11-10T21:25:55.962-06:00I'm glad I figured out how to cast my vote wit...I'm glad I figured out how to cast my vote without waiting till the minute before the polls closed on election day. ;) Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-67709694073748473412016-11-10T21:24:40.073-06:002016-11-10T21:24:40.073-06:00Oh my...was I ever wishing they would count votes ...Oh my...was I ever wishing they would count votes faster! Waiting for those last 5 or 6 electoral votes was painful--and I actually didn't make it. Had to go to sleep at about 12:25 Central Time, but I set my alarm to check on everything again at 1:00. Still it wasn't sealed, but looked almost impossible for him to lose, so I figured he could do his victory speech without me...I ended up watching it in the morning. Glad you had a good night's sleep.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-71521388025079818722016-11-10T21:21:09.387-06:002016-11-10T21:21:09.387-06:00Trump could end up great or absolutely terrible. I...Trump could end up great or absolutely terrible. It's hard to tell. I guess we just have to hope for the best. Glad you voted.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-9187553409325987282016-11-10T21:19:25.722-06:002016-11-10T21:19:25.722-06:00Ah! At times like these, I wish I could understan...Ah! At times like these, I wish I could understand Russian to watch the news. I've seen many articles about how happy many Russians are that Trump was elected. I hope Putin and Trump will find some way to work together for good.<br /><br />God bless you too, Liuba.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-10293984066919651642016-11-10T21:17:17.241-06:002016-11-10T21:17:17.241-06:00Ha! Facebook has been interesting of late...
Alt...Ha! Facebook has been interesting of late...<br /><br />Although I chose to vote third party, I'm glad Trump won, and I'm hoping he comes through on his promises.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-82682970380573482952016-11-10T21:15:40.455-06:002016-11-10T21:15:40.455-06:00Blessings to you as well, Stephanie. Thanks!Blessings to you as well, Stephanie. Thanks!Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-11240784015752265462016-11-10T21:15:19.060-06:002016-11-10T21:15:19.060-06:00Glad you enjoyed them! Thanks Gloria!Glad you enjoyed them! Thanks Gloria!Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-83663630869442173012016-11-10T21:14:56.998-06:002016-11-10T21:14:56.998-06:00I hope he does a good job. I hope he does a good job. Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-2200283229932272802016-11-10T21:14:22.238-06:002016-11-10T21:14:22.238-06:00Thanks Martha.Thanks Martha.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-42750504980058189082016-11-10T21:14:05.782-06:002016-11-10T21:14:05.782-06:00Thank you, Michelle. I wish I knew more about it a...Thank you, Michelle. I wish I knew more about it all; I suspect there's a lot behind the scenes that escapes the public eye.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-21861678954228290132016-11-10T21:13:34.984-06:002016-11-10T21:13:34.984-06:00Thanks for reading, Clara!Thanks for reading, Clara!Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376485905771945684.post-80722652565004360892016-11-10T21:10:49.521-06:002016-11-10T21:10:49.521-06:00It has been sad to watch half of the country devas...It has been sad to watch half of the country devastated while the other half rejoices. In many ways, our country is so divided!<br /><br />Thanks to your brother for his service. Blessings to you, Carrie! Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.com