Catholic Exchange - Politics

Catholic Democrats--Someone Please Explain

Lucky Mom of 7 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:07:03 -0500

We live in very Catholic area of the US. We also live in a very Democratic area of the US. I was raise several hundred miles from here in an area that is traditionally Republican. I'm very confused. I don't understand how people can be Catholic and have yard signs for Barak Obama outside their homes. There's a total disconnect there in my mind. Can someone please shine some light on this? I don't get it. How can Catholics support pro-choice candidates? How does that reasoning work? I really want to understand and will respect whatever opinions are shared.

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God bless!

Obama & Catholics

christmylife — Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:23:40 -0600

Over the past months, several distinguished Catholic thinkers have commented on whether Catholics can stomach a Barack Obama presidency. This is an essential dialogue for every Catholic, and Deal Hudson and Douglas W. Kmiec have set the tone with their recent editorials at Catholic Online.

I trust that members at Catholic Exchange will be willing to discuss this topic in detail, and I look forward to engaging you all in dialogue.

One Through Nineteen

Jakes — Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:11:30 -0600

For convenience of reference, the following list of 19 fundamentals occupies the lead space of this new thread.

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Valid, perceptive supporters of God’s gift of life recognize many fundamentals that others miss. An enumeration of some of these fundamentals follows.

1. In our political system of checks and balance, no single elected official imposes, nor can quell a national culture of death. That culture is sustained through deliberate collaboration of multiple agents, at multiple levels, both within and outside of government. Politics, however, is the lynchpin by which that culture was imposed initially through government, and is continually maintained thereby.

McCain Hauls in Nearly $12M in January

bhokuto — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:34:22 -0600

Just makes one ill to see this money being spent on a position within the government.

$12,000,000.00.

Lets see, what can be done with that amount in some poor country with millions of starving children? Ah, they don't care do they?
Not my problem they say. Wrong. You have been given great resources to help your neighbors. Your poor example has caused them to hate you. Time to Apologize with a true heart.

I wonder who's been keeping track of all the monies spent on campaigning from the first inception?

If you have to raise money to win votes, you're in trouble. Thus

The Parable of the Political Farmer

DonHudzinski — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 07:41:05 -0600

The Parable of the Political Farmer
by Donald F Hudzinski

A farmer was planting corn on I90/94 between Wisconsin Dells and Madison, Wisconsin cause a traffic jam. When Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Governor Jim Doyle, along with candidate John McCain though they wittiness this event, so they stop the tractor and when they went up into the cab, the farmer said to Representative Baldwin, “I been wanting to talk to you. I am just about out of corn and fertilizer, and the agent will not pay last years corp insurance claim”. Baldwin look her in the eyes and said, “ We will take care of it”, and they left.

How can we become more active in promoting a Pro-Life culture outside of politics?

hopeforall — Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:48:48 -0600

I briefly heard on World over live with raymond arroyo about this topic. It seems that we americans are getting really frustrated over this issue, because we attach names to them "liberal" "conservative" etc. and make people defensive. I am a republican and will always vote pro-life, but this alone doesn't seem to promote our cause. It would be good to take this beyond the voting booths, and holding signs outside which are important in themselves. I would like to take my position and put it into action. Are there any ideas out there that we Pro-Lifers can do

Will It Be Love or Indifference?

Jakes — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:55:22 -0600

Will it be Love or Indifference November 2008?

Pro-Life March, Washington, DC 1-22-8

If the human and national consequences weren’t so ungodly, one might just marvel at skills parlayed by abortion’s leaders in (i) financing election expenses of politicians key to abortion’s objectives (ii) contorting English so as to masquerade their killing as benevolent (iii) gaining tacit tolerance by most of the media toward these endeavors and (iv) making it all happen while 50% of citizens eligible to vote stay away from the polls, each election! But what it all achieves is cowardly killing - every day of every year - of helpless, innocent human beings in number larger than the 3,000 killed by terrorists 9-11-01? EVERY DAY!! EVERY YEAR!! In truth, American citizens tolerate killing of more innocent human beings here, than terrorists kill worldwide!.

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'Ya can't cure stupid!'

wljewell — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:50:51 -0600

God loves you .

I should have copied a more direct quote when I encountered it because I cannot find where I encountered it now. However, a pundit - yeah, one of those - put out a book in which he maintains, in my paraphrase, that “the American common folk no longer wish to engage in the pursuit of happiness – they expect to have it delivered”.

In turn, we get this ‘we gotta have change’ with not a breath of what the declarer – ANY of the declarers – means by ‘change’. Except, of course, by inference, for you and me to change our thoughts, principles, etc., to match his or hers.

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Interesting Development

Jakes — Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:22:25 -0600

Yesterday, having just finished posting the nearby thread "A Question for Three Groups of Americans", I turned attention to ground mail received here shortly earlier. Interestingly, it contained a request for financial support of the congressional campaign (in a state, not my own) of a recently retired military man. I sensed from the accompanying materials that the man might be motivated by sincere Christian principles and might be a very good alternative to others who might gain the seat for which he will contend.

So, by letter to him today, copy below, I tested what I had just advocated in the nearby post:

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