I believe that religion can reflect conservative and liberal positions on social issues in many ways. For example, the impact it has on the services it has in place for the homeless. In a liberal sense the church and state should be completely separated, thus, it should be up to the government to take care of the needs of the homeless. However, as we often see in most churches, the church often steps in to help provide additional care for the homeless by providing services like housing, feeding, providing clothing, and spreading the word of God to those in need. Like stated in Isaiah 58:7 “Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and
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From the liberal perspective “A woman has the right to decide what happens with her body. A fetus is not a human life, so it does not have separate individual rights.” ("Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs," 2010) Thusly, if women want to have an abortion it should be her right to do so instead of the governments or churches telling her what she can or cannot do. One case that helped win this right was the Roe vs. Wade Case. In the case “The Court ruled that the states were forbidden from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, could only enact abortion regulations reasonably related to maternal health in the second and third trimesters, and could enact abortion laws protecting the life of the fetus only in the third trimester.” (McBride, 2006) This case was a turning point in women’s rights and allowed them the choice to choose after so long of being forced to carry out an unwanted pregnancy or seeking illegal practices to perform the abortions. From the conservative perspective abortion is sinful and wrong. Most conservatives, like church members, believe that life begins at conception and thus abortion is murder. Conservatives believe that “Taxpayer dollars should not be used for the government to provide abortions.” ("Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs," 2010) and that the use of government money to fund abortion takes away the unborn child’s right to
From the liberal perspective “A woman has the right to decide what happens with her body. A fetus is not a human life, so it does not have separate individual rights.” ("Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs," 2010) Thusly, if women want to have an abortion it should be her right to do so instead of the governments or churches telling her what she can or cannot do. One case that helped win this right was the Roe vs. Wade Case. In the case “The Court ruled that the states were forbidden from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, could only enact abortion regulations reasonably related to maternal health in the second and third trimesters, and could enact abortion laws protecting the life of the fetus only in the third trimester.” (McBride, 2006) This case was a turning point in women’s rights and allowed them the choice to choose after so long of being forced to carry out an unwanted pregnancy or seeking illegal practices to perform the abortions. From the conservative perspective abortion is sinful and wrong. Most conservatives, like church members, believe that life begins at conception and thus abortion is murder. Conservatives believe that “Taxpayer dollars should not be used for the government to provide abortions.” ("Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs," 2010) and that the use of government money to fund abortion takes away the unborn child’s right to