*Abortion: Life begins from conception, and the life of innocents is sacred and cannot be violated by anyone, including the mother.
*Capital Punishment: for, in principle. However, it should be administered only in cases where the convicted's guilt is undeniable, such as if they were found in flagrante delicto. Just as one has lawful and unlawful imprisonment, one also has lawful and unlawful killing.
*Drugs: a destructive habit; must be restricted by any measures possible. I also believe that teenage drug abuse is linked to the "thrill" of doing something illegal; legalise soft drugs, and they will have to progress to hard drugs to get that same "thrill".
*Evolution: I accept it and do not believe it diminishes my faith.
*Gays: whatever one wishes to do in the privacy of one's bedroom is up to oneself, however, it find the practice revolting and I dislike the open display of it.
*Gun Control: handguns and such should be available to anyone over 25 without a criminal record and who is considered to be sound of mind by psychologists. However, there should be a limit to the number of firearms one has in possession (certainly not huge collections). It is easy enough for criminals to obtain firearms illegally, legislating against guns merely restricts matters for law-abiding citizens.
*Immigration: should be restricted as much as possible. Economic immigration should be limited to migrant workers who have received work permits for the duration of their employment. Once they are no longer employed, they must return to their countries. Asylum seeking should be also severely restricted, however, in return, governments must pledge money for the establishment of adequate refugee camps in the region of turbulence.
*Media Content: a free press is better than a censored one, however, the state has a duty to prosecute publications which have broadcast lies.
*Military in General: an adequately trained and sized military is a central point in any state's foreign policy and diplomatic influence
*Prostitution: "The oldest profession in history". Nothing we can do can prohibit it, so we may as well legalise and highly regulate it to prevent the exploitation of women. As Thomas Aquinas said, "Prostitution is like a sewer in a palace. However, without such a sewer, all the filth that it contains would leech out into the palace."
*Race and Racism: against it, however, I do believe that multiculturalism inevatibly leads to racism, which leads to a destabilisation of society.
*Separation of Church and State: the laws of the land should be influenced, though not subjected, by the religion which a majority of the population professes.
*The Rise of China and India: play them off against each other. "Divide and rule", though America's greatness must inevitably fall.
*The War on Terror: the present conduct of it is completely cack-handed. Leave the Middle East to kill itself if it wants and concetrate more on strengthening the security of one's own country.
*Welfare: a safety net is necessary, however, the net must be uncomfortable so that people who fall on it will not be inclined to remain there for long.
*Your religious beliefs: Catholic with Protestant theological tendecies.
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