The other evening, I was volunteering as an usher for a local theatre group. I ran into one of my former professors at the musical. In class, she was one of those right-wing overly-religious people. To say the least, we had very many heated debates in the class. My point of view, and the way I have always thought, was that we can't say we are religious and then support governments who do not help society's disadvantaged. Even Jesus once said something like "how you treat the least of me, that's how you are treating me." This theory can apply across just about any issue.
For example, on abortion. Does it ever cross the mind of your typical conservative that if conditions were different there would be fewer abortions? Conditions such as jobs with living wages that provided insurance were plentiful? Public education was improved (both at high school and post-secondary levels) so that mothers could have the education to be qualified for these jobs and support their children? What in the conservative movement is improving life so that these women want to bring children into this world?

I digress...
This former professor goes on to tell me that she took my points and my papers to heart. That she is no longer a Republican and has a new world outlook.

Just have to win them over one at a time.

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