Wow thats really cool! I personally believe one of the things he's talking about is abortion. I have a really hard time with that whole issue because I HATE abortion but also don't believe "the state" as he says should be our "moral authority". You can't MAKE someone believe abortion is wrong by making it illegal, and even if you could, it wouldn't be a "Oh wow I shouldn't do this because God made EVERY human being and they have a purpose so I shouldn't have an abortion", it would be a "Oh I could get in trouble if I do this so I better not do it... or do it so no one else finds out...". Know what I mean?

Its such a hard issue. I went back and forth soooo much over that and homosexuality laws and everything in this last election. I just keep praying about it. :) I know that Derek and I tend to agree on a lot of things like this.

What do you think it means? I'd like to hear your take. :)

Oh and btw, where do you live? (Not trying to stalk you, just curious haha) I live in the Dallas area and he was just in town tonight (Friday night) but I couldn't go even though I really wanted to! He's amazing!

~Mandy

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Yeah, the first verse of the song seems to me to be about abortion because the speaker is allowed to kill as they see fit yet is not at war with anyone. Many people had illegal abortions because they didn't think the ban was fair, and when it became legal, many people began to believe it must not be immoral if it's legal.

For the most part, I agree that the government shouldn't legislate morality. However, the government should legislate morality if it means protecting rights. I believe abortion should be illegal for the same reason murder is illegal, and for the same reason slavery and human trafficking are illegal. Obviously we wouldn't say "well I think slavery is wrong, but we can't legislate morality, so slavery should be legal." I don't believe individual moral choices should be the government's business - unless that moral choice violates the rights of another. If it involves killing a human being, by all means it should be illegal, whether the human is unborn or 80 years old.

I think homosexuality is a different issue, because nobody's rights are being violated if homosexuals are given the right to marry.

I live in the Seattle area, and as of yet he's not planning on coming up here. He usually finds a way to the northwest, so I'm sure it will happen at some point.