ive since sworn an oath of citizenship to the US, yes

so i AGREE

with the values

but they are MINE

y am i ignored

because you joined during a debate @Patriotic Frog

Alright, fair enough, you moved here and just-so-happened to fit in perfectly. That's fine, and possible, but then you disqualify yourself from commenting on our source of cohesion, since you're claiming that yours was by coincidence.

@Patriotic Frog maybe post in serious

I would suggest that maybe you've thrived in it, and had your views bolstered by the ambient American culture.

without christian values, people support abortion

and that's something as simple as murdering a baby being bad or not

the ambient american culture has ACTIVELY SHAT ON MY VIEWS

i lived in CONNECTICUT

lmao

so yes, religion is highly influential on the moral code

ive been surrounded by liberals my whole life

and had liberal media around me

Well, clearly you found us at t_d

only in 2016 onward

before that i had nothing

so you weren't totally severed from true American ideals

and i dont derive my values from an internet forum

I became a conservative in 2015

ive been a conservative since my first thoughts about politics

idk living with a bunch of liberals is considered being severed from American ideals

i became one when i was 5

I was a communist.

then I got a job in management of a shop that had a union

Ed, i respect your love for christianity's potential to reinforce good values, i get it

"Me, me, me. Mine." -Me when I was 3, probably

and it does have that potential

but its not singlehandedly responsible, nor is it singlehandedly the future

it's more than just "potential", it is highly influential

people have to ultimately choose the right things

religion is just one means to self reinforce

they tend to when led by their religious convictions

like, again, murdering babies being bad or not

something that simple

I agree. I think it takes the careful consideration and vanguarding of the population to maintain such a system. And that's exactly what we're doing here.

that careful consideration comes on a community level. if you choose religion, great.

never trust an atheist