NYT: Abortion Hurting Dems
Monday, September 22, 2008 7:11 AM
Since their defeat in the 2004 presidential campaign, the Democratic Party has sought to shift Catholic attention away from the party’s pro-abortion position.
But The New York Times says the issue is damaging Democrats again in 2008.
In a Sept. 16 article, the Times reported that recent comments about abortion by Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden and by U.S. House Speaker Nancy... READ MORE
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Supreme Knight Chides Biden
Monday, September 22, 2008 12:16 PM
Sen. Joe Biden on Meet the Press. (CNS/Reuters)
The head of the Knights of Columbus has written an open letter to Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden about Biden’s position on abortion.
Addressing Biden as “a fellow Catholic layman,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson took issue with Biden’s abortion-related comments during a Sept. 7 appearance on Meet the Press. Biden said he accepted the Church’s teaching that... READ MORE
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Faithful Faith-Based Voters
Monday, September 22, 2008 2:27 PM
(CNS/Reuters)
A new study comparing religious voters’ preferences in the current presidential race and in 2004 has found a surprising degree of similarity.
The Fifth National Survey of Religion and Politics, undertaken by University of Akron pollster John Green, was conducted before the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
The survey found Democratic candidate Barack Obama does best with the... READ MORE
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Japan’s Catholic Leader
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:02 AM
Taro Aso, leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (Kyodo)
Taro Aso, 68, was elected Monday as the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Tomorrow, Aso is expected to be confirmed as Japan’s first Catholic prime minister by Japan’s lower house of parliament, which is controlled by his party.
Aso is known as a politician with personality, Associated Press noted: He is an Olympic sharpshooter in a country with strong gun laws who... READ MORE
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U.S. Bishops: Reject FOCA
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:33 AM
U.S. bishops' pro-life ad opposing FOCA. (CNS)
Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has asked the U.S. Congress not to enact proposed “Freedom of Choice” legislation.
In a Sept. 19 letter to all members of Congress, Cardinal Rigali said the “Freedom of Choice Act” or “FOCA” bills now before Congress “would deprive the American people in all 50 states of the freedom they now... READ MORE
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The Times Gets It Wrong
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:34 PM
Barack Obama speaks at a July 2007 Planned Parenthood conference. (Carrie Devorah/WENN)
Two New York-area bishops say The New York Times erred by implying it’s become easier for Catholics to vote for pro-abortion candidates.
In a Sept. 18 article, the newspaper claimed that recent revisions to the U.S. bishops’ statement on “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” would “explicitly allow Catholics to vote for a candidate who supports abortion rights if they do so for... READ MORE
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Pulpit Politics
Monday, September 29, 2008 1:57 PM
In a direct challenge to the IRS, a group of pastors endorsed specific political candidates yesterday while preaching from their churches’ pulpits.
The event, known as Pulpit Freedom Sunday, was organized by the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund. Its purpose is to challenge the IRS’s ban on church leaders endorsing individual candidates from their churches.
Currently, pastors who make... READ MORE
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