Sabrina K. Jurey--A deeper look

Today we will be taking a deeper look at Sabrina and her beliefs.

What are your religious beliefs?
Well, I am a Christian. Non-denomination, though I do lean more to the Lutheran Presbyterian United Methodist side of things.

I didn’t grow up in a church. My mom was raised Catholic, and my dad wasn’t really raised anything, but my parents brought my brother and sisters and myself to Wednesday night children programs at a Church of God church, from the time I was five until around I was 12ish. At that age, my siblings decided that they wanted to do other things. I personally made the decision to start going to a church with I was in the 9th grade on my own. My parents were very supportive of my decision—in fact they have also been very supported of me no matter what I have chosen to do, and they will no matter what I choose to do. Even if I decide to go be a crazy fanatic.

Sabrina went on to say that church and religion is definitely more personable to her now. She has made it her own. She attends Shelby Presbyterian church, where she also teaches an adult Sunday School class. She has been on a few mission trips, including one to New York where she helped run a day camp for children. She is interested in possibly doing more in the future. But for Sabrina, she is not one who would stand on the street corner and shout things at you. Sabrina is more interested in building relationships with people and helping meet their physical needs.

What is your political viewpoint?
Well, I would have to say that I am more “liberal”. This is kind of a beef of mine though. The whole liberal versus conservatives thing—in any sphere—not just politics, but also religion. It’s so subjective. To one person, I might be a liberal, to the next person I might be a raging liberal, and yet to that person over there, I might be just moderate.

On that note, I am third party. In the last election I voted for Bob Barr, the Libertarian. I voted him for a couple of reason. Partly, it was a protest vote. I was protesting the two-party system in America, and the notion that voting third party is throwing your vote away. I don’t feel like it’s throwing it away. If the people who wanted to vote third party, actually did vote for them, the numbers would grow and maybe we actually go do something about the two party system! But instead, they are being persuaded that they can’t make a difference, and that they are just throwing their vote away. It’s kind of frustrating. I also partly voted third party, because whether it was Obama or McCain that won, they are all going to have to deal with the same issues. There is no particular difference. They would all have to deal with the war, the economy, etc. And it’s not like we are really in a position to change a lot—maybe just get out of Iraq a little faster.

What do you think are some major issues in the world? And what do you think you can do about them/want to do about them?
Poverty/hunger and standards of living I feel are some major issues. The fact that so much of the world has to exist on so little. I do what I can to help. I sponsor a child through Compassion International. I have been sponsoring her since September 2004. Her name is Chureeporn. Her English nickname is Joy. She lives in Thailand. And last Christmas, instead of buying people gifts, I donated the money to World Vision.