Commentary on Commonweal
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, November 03, 2008 10:45 PM
Obama's 'Catholic' roots? (Reuters)
This post on Commonweal magazine’s blog is representative of a peculiar argument that has circulated widely this election cycle.
The argument: That Barack Obama is the most “Catholic” candidate in the presidential race.
Commonweal blogger David Gibson situates his version of this argument in the context of last month’s Al Smith Dinner, the New York archdiocesan fundraiser named in honor... READ MORE
Filed under barack obama, commonweal, liberation theology, politics
Voting, the Third Way
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, November 03, 2008 10:36 AM
(KRT Illustrations)
Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., advises Catholics who are contemplating a vote for Barack Obama for president to “give consideration to your eternal salvation.”
Those are some of the strongest words yet from a U.S. bishop regarding the incompatibility of voting for Obama and acting in accordance with a properly formed Catholic conscience.
But Bishop Finn’s point, that no... READ MORE
Filed under barack obama, catholic voters, dawn eden, john mccain, mark shea
Purpose-Driving Proposition 8
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:27 PM
(AFP)
Evangelical pastor Rick Warren has declared his support for California’s Proposition 8.
Proposition 8 seeks to amend California’s state constitution to define marriage as between only one man and one woman, invalidating last spring’s Supreme Court of California decision that legalized same-sex “marriages.”
Warren, the pastor of California’s Saddleback mega-church and author of the... READ MORE
Filed under barack obama, california, marriage, proposition 8
Obama’s Infomercial Omissions
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:59 AM
The above video was produced by CatholicVote.com and was made available for viewing last month.
It is intended to remind Catholic voters of the priorities that the U.S. bishops have said should form their consciences as they prepare to cast their ballots — with life and family issues topping the list.
The video names no candidates. But yesterday CatholicVote.com, which is a project of the... READ MORE
Filed under barack obama, catholic voters, politics
It’s Life, Stupid
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:40 AM
In the 1992 election campaign, Democratic political strategist James Carville famously coined the expression, “It’s the economy, stupid.”
The slogan successfully focused media attention on the message Carville correctly believed would win the White House — that Democratic candidate Bill Clinton could manage the struggling U.S. economy better than incumbent Republican President George... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, archbishop chaput, barack obama, politics
Catholics Shifting to McCain?
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:43 AM
(KRT Illustrations)
With polls showing a tightening race for the White House, it looks like the Catholic vote again may be crucial to the outcome.
And an Oct. 23 poll records a startling 20-point swing this week among Catholic voters in favor of John McCain.
The IBD/TIPP daily tracking poll found Republican candidate McCain ahead of Democratic presidential candidate 48%-39% among the Catholics in its survey.
The... READ MORE
Filed under barack obama, catholic voters, election polls, john mccain
IRS Asked to Probe Bishop
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:16 PM
Bishop Arthur Serratelli. (CNS)
It had to happen, one supposes.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has sent a letter to the IRS accusing a Catholic bishop of breaking federal tax law by alluding to Barack Obama’s pro-abortion platform and voting record.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is targeting Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, N.J.
Bishop Serratelli was cited in the IRS letter... READ MORE
Filed under barack obama, bishop serratelli, foca, irs
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