Originally Posted by bilingue23
Ron Paul believes that the government should STAY OUT of most social issues (marriage included). He is not against gay marriage. He has stated many times that it should be up to the states and the churches to decide who can marry. He does not have a vendetta against gay people and is not a homophobe (unlike most of the other GOP candidates.
He opposes any federal spending increases no matter what they are for. Not sure why you are making it into a race issue, when he is against all federal spending increases, no matter who is the recipient.
OK, he is against abortion (he was an OB-GYN), but is for the morning after pill for rape/incest victims. Did he say that the woman should carry the baby full term and give birth? No. But that's what your OG post on that issue insinuated.
Yes, RP is a Christian, but he does not believe in policing morality (ie drugs and prostitution). He does not force his Christian beliefs on the American people (unlike most other GOP candidates).
He believes that no group (gays, blacks, hispanics, etc) deserve any 'special' rights (ie hate crime legislation). He believes that we all have 'God-given' rights as humans, and noone should be considered 'more important' than anyone else because of their race, religion, or sexual preference. Here is an excerpt from his book: 'Imposing preferential penalties endorses the concept of relative rights, which of course is a very dangerous, slippery slope. It implies that some victims have greater worth than others.'
He has never voted to increase taxes.
He would end all wars and bring the troops home, if elected president.
He is FOR property rights, liberty, and extremely limited government.
And as Rashi has stated, you fail to mention his REASONS for the way he votes/believes, which makes your comments very biased and ignorant. Once again, if you read his book i believe it would at least open you up to a different way of thinking. The man is very smart, that you cannot deny.