Most of you have it wrong.
Republicans and Democrats first apeeared (or at least as I know of) during the
American Civil War, when Democrats were anti-Abolitionists (wanted slavery) and Republicans were Abolitionists (didn't want slavery).
Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. Since those times, Democratic and Republican qualities almost switched.
Reference: The June 1832 Riots.
Now for some of the more modern content you probably came here for:
~It's not that we're against freedom of religion, it's just that
Christianity is the most common religion of the Republicans.
~The reason we want healthcare cuts is that, prepare yourself, THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS MONEY! I admit, not the best place in the world to cut money from, but there you have it.
~We are against abortion because it's cruel and inhumane. Now, if we're in the case of a pregnant rape victim, there's always adoption! We don't need to kill the baby! If we're in the case of a tubal pregnancy, then it would be reasonable, since it would kill both the mother and child if carried to term.
~We think that countries should be able to take care of themselves
without the use of foreign aid. But we know that isn't possible at this point in time.