This is a rare post in which I share a glimpse of my political orientation. So here it is–I am a right leaning independent voter. Why right? Because I am in favor of lesser government control and inclined towards individual freedoms. I support capitalism as long as its done ethically and believe that businesses should be given every opportunity to thrive in order to fuel the economy. There are other positions as well but I think you get the idea.

At one point, I seriously considered just signing my name to the Republican party. But then the 2016 election happened and decided being an independent was more favorable to my conscience. I won’t go further into that.

While I am not on board with MAGA, I still consider myself a conservative. In the podcast I formerly co-hosted, I shared why my Christianity oriented me in this direction. You can listen to this episode and hear more about that.

But when it comes to the issue of immigration and refugee resettlement, some would call me a Leftist, especially those strongly committed to the MAGA agenda or otherwise strongly partisan all-or-nothing right wing agendas. Continue reading →