There seem to be the only two issues that matter to the Evangelical christian. I can assure you there are democrats & republicans (not religious) who support abortion.
What you are trying to do to me is decide whether or not I am a Christian based on 2 issues. There are so many. But I will answer honestly.
1) Abortion: under circumstances where the mother's life is endangered or the fetus has a condition that is inconsistent with life, yes, abortion needs to be done. But abortion for convenience, NO. I do believe in birth control and I think that we need to educagte people to use it so that they do not have abortions.
2) Homosexuality: This is not as clear. There are scholars who say that the concept of sexual orientation was not even understood in Biblical times and that the very few (I think 7) references to it are to pedophilia, which is of course a horrendous sin.
I have heard it is a choice. I have thought about this long and hard and I do believe it is NOT a choice. No one would make the choice to be different, to be reviled, and to be destined for Hell. That is insane.
Secondly: I, a heterosexual woman could not make any choice other than beinga heterosexual. So how could they make a choice, unless that isthe way they are? If it is a choice, we could all choose to be LGBQT ... all of those things or none of those things. Think about it.
If I am wrong in my assessment, then God will take care of it, just as He will take care of any sin. My sins and yours.
We are all sinners. No one sin is greater than any other it is said. I disagree. I think that murdering someone is far worse than stealing a bar of chocolate.
And, now, I know what your answers are in advance. You must say abortion is wrong even if themother or child dies.
You must say being gay is wrong even if ... whatever.
I would like to remind everyone regarding abortion: It was legalized in 1973, Roe vs Wade, in the USA by the Supreme Court. The Vote was Republican/yes/9 +Democrats yes/2. You can look it up and it will confirm that what I say is true.
What I think: Jesus is the heart of Christianity. He died for us. Yes. But what about his life. What about his teaching. I was here a few weeks ago and looked through the threads for things about his teachings. Nothing. Oh, I think Sermon on the Mount was posted and no one responded.
Question: If Jesus is the basis for CHRIST-ianity, why do we never talk about his teachings? It seems that his LIFE is very very important. He spent 33years on this earth. He spent years teaching us. And we don't talk about that. Why not? Is that not the Heart of Christianity.
Jesus said the two greatest commandments (my words here)
1) Love God with all your heart and all your soul.
2) Love thy Neighbor as thyself
He said that doing the above covered the other commandments.
So, what about it? Is a homosexual my neighbor? What about those immigrants, what about those Jews, and those Roman Catholics?
So what is a Christian. Is a Christian defined by his politics or Jesus? Which is it going to be? Rhetorical.