Being 'Conservative' AND Democrat . . .

Generally when one thinks of the word 'conservative' one immediately begins to label one a Republican. But is this necessarily the case?

I am pro-life, and against the homosexual agenda infiltrating our school systems and society at large, but when 'tested' on a Facebook political test, I came out as a 'liberal . . .'

Pope Benedict XVI and Nelson Mandela were the two closest world political figures to me on the supposed 'left' side of the spectrum.

But does this mean that it is 'liberal'?

Well, the Pope is Pro-Life and obviously any Catholic is against homosexuality as a violation of the Natural Law (men and men or women and women are not supposed to 'mate' with each other--even the lizards and the dogs know this!). But the Pope was listed as a 'liberal . . .'

BUT, having noted Facebook's propensity to come up with clever tests for anything from Movie Trivia to even putting me in touch with Howard Dean (Democratic Party Chair and a Faecbook 'Friend' . . .), here I am a CONSERVATIVE Democrat who is BOTH LIBERAL (Worker's RIGHTS . . .) while also being CONSERVATIVE (Pro-Life, anti-socialist governments, etc. . . .).

But, people like putting labels on me, and as such, how about just calling me "Mr. Wildcat . . ." Davidson College did, after all, end up as the top Cinderella story in this year's basketball tournament (eventually losing to Kansas, a #1 seed in the Elite Eight, and ONLY by two points . . .). From a Davidson College Offensive Lineman to Methodist Pastor to now a Political Activist and Professor of Applied Ethics and World Religion, I owe it ALL to the LORD GOD's PROVIDENTIAL ORDERING of my life, and a quite formative part of which was at Presbyterian-related Davidson College. Yes, yes, I am a Pope Benedict XVI Catholic through and through, but it was the small, basketball gem of a school called Davidson College that taught me to write, to research, and to pull ALL-NIGHTERS to meet a deadline . . .

FOR CHRIST, FOR TRUTH . . . Rob J. King (Davidson College Class of '94 and HUGE basketball fan . . .)