by Mona Gallagher

Created on: May 25, 2007

Voting is always a personal and deliberate choice for all who participate in the voting process.

Faith that lives within an individual will always be united with his conscience just as any people who vote, exercise their conscience. If there is a way to separate one from the other, it has not been adequately explained.

Unless a person compartmentalizes his life...one part for work, one part for home, one part for church and yet another part for the voting process, faith will continue to be a part of some people's conscience.

One of the problem of disparity appears to be that some people believe that all people of faith vote exactly the same. That does not compute. We all have access only to our own conscience in any given context, and no one else's. Faith is personal and does not come under the heading of 'group think'.

Further, freedom is the basis of our country's foundation. When we try to take away that freedom by coercion, we are working against the very principles that many have fought and died for over the past few centuries. If, however, we can persuade others of our point of view, we have done no harm and have won a small victory.

In summary, conscience is composed of more than one or two issues. It is a full parcel of faith, issues, concerns and direction. That is as it should be.

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