I have found an article that I profoundly agree with. I don't know this lady, but she put into writing the things I hold dear, and defined them better than I can. it's a blog entry, and it's here.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/ellenpainterdollar/2012/10/why-i-am-a-christian-democrat/ Love me or hate me, This is following the Beliefs I hold.
This is why I like the Internet, I get to read the writings of folks smarter than me.