Oregon Gov. Hosts NARAL
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:06 AM
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Sen. Hillary Clinton in April 2008.
Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland has denounced Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski for hosting an abortion fundraiser on Friday.
Kulongoski is Catholic. He and his wife Mary will serve as the honorary hosts of a fundraising event for NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon this Friday in Portland.
Archbishop Vlazny said Kulongonski’s participation in the abortion fundraiser was especially disturbing... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, politics
Cardinal: Politics Needs God
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:45 PM
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. (CNS)
Exclusion of God and religion from public life has contributed to a host of contemporary social problems — including the current financial crisis.
That’s the assessment delivered by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, in a Sept. 30 speech at a conference in Rome sponsored by the Aspen Institue.
Discussing the relationship of politics and religion in the age of... READ MORE
Filed under politics, vatican, wall street crisis
Pulpit Politics
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, September 29, 2008 12:57 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
Filed under alliance defense fund, churches, irs, politics
The Times Gets It Wrong
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:34 AM
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
Filed under abortion, media, politics, u.s. bishops
U.S. Bishops: Reject FOCA
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7:33 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
Filed under abortion, politics, u.s. bishops
Japan’s Catholic Leader
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7:02 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
Filed under japan, politics
Faithful Faith-Based Voters
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, September 22, 2008 1:27 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
Filed under politics
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