Juan: A Compromise to the Right...

The religious Right. The Silent Majority. The Moral Majority. It's all the same people, ideas and catchphrases. They've been preaching on the pulpit about the evils of modern culture and the decline of values and morals. They vote with their bibles for other Christians who promise to go Washington and change the problems of our country. It started with the Pro-lifers and spread to the anti-gay and anti-sex crowd. And they've been in power for thirty years....

Here's a fact about the politicians that have been elected by their fellow Christians: They are failing to fufill their promises! Abortion is still legal, Evolution is still in the classroom, sex is still being marketed to children children, and the Ten Commandments are still out of the courthouses. It makes me wonder if the politicians are really serious about change, or if they are just maintaining a level of outrage for the purpose of the keeping the voters voting. So I'm willing to help them make some change just to stop this ridiculous deadlock that our country is in.

First off, abortion. I saw an episode of Morgan Spurlock's "30 Days" in which a women's right activist was sent to live in a home run by a pro-life evangelical Christian church. The woman spent time with pregnant women and children who live in the home. I was actually glad to see a pro-life community that was actually DOING something, instead of just preaching and yelling about abortion being murder. In their world view, they saved lives by allowing under privleged women to have their babies instead of the abortion option.

So I have a Compromise to the the Right: Work with Planned Parenthood. With all of the faith-based initiatives and funding Bush has started, it's not impossible to think that these Christian homes could be recommended by Planned Parenthood. When a pregnant woman goes into PP, she is given a list of options including adoption and abortion. Why not also tell women about these no-cost homes for the underprivileged? The Christians have to give up their lobby for abstitence only education and share info on contraception. Less abortions means both sides win.

Next up, Intelligent Design. I feel that this is just plain retarded. Evolution is science and ID is faith. That being said, this is a major wedge issue for the Right. I've got a great compromise on our children's education. Evolution will not be outlawed and still be taught as science, but schools will be able to discuss the theory of ID. Basically, teachers can explain to students that their are some people who have different views on where we come from. I never hurts to show children different sides of a story. And they can go home and talk with their parent about what they believe. The catch is this: You can teach ID in school, but no more fast food and soda in elementary and middle schools. You can feed kids crap in the classroom, but not in the cafeteria. In the end we get healthier, free thinking students who will have a more well rounded view of the world. This is also a good way of separating the religious conservative voters from the corporate conservatives. It'd be a great chance for the voters to put their representatives to a real test. And maybe they'll see that corporate money and the church have been involved in a gay marriage for decades.