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I appreciate your offer, but I’ll pass on that. Reason? It’s yet another way of “making it personal.” If someone wants to talk about why they are a Democrat on a conservative site like FR, that’s their business, and frankly, I’d be fascinated to hear their story. But during this period where some very good evangelical threads are being pulled down as “flame bait,” I think it’s important to cut off at the pass any discussion of individual FReepers.

Besides, we know the issue is much bigger than individual cases. I believe there is a real problem with Catholicism having a higher proportion of liberals than Protestantism/evangelicalism, taken as a whole. I’d be fascinated to see how that came to be. My own theory would be that it came about through the social justice issues, at least for the modern era. But I don’t really know.

Anyway, I have no problem telling my own story. I’m a life-long Republican who can’t even vote for many Republicans anymore, because so often they are just machine cogs who no longer represent my interests as a conservative. I speak as an Illinoisan and so expect an extra measure of sympathy in this regard. :)

But thanks again. Hopefully though we can stay on the issues. Threads that do that are so much more fun to read. The personal stuff just gives me a headache.

Peace,