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To: Governor Dinwiddie
It's not about religion per se. It's about culture.

Correct. Catholics in USA are shaped by the Protestant work ethic.

12 posted on 10/09/2025 1:06:03 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
Catholics in USA are shaped by the Protestant work ethic.

Plenty of Catholics in the parts of Germany that never revolted against the Church who have a hearty work ethic. Same with Austria. And Poland. My Catholic forebears are German, Polish and Irish. We didn’t absorb a “Protestant” work ethic.
32 posted on 10/09/2025 1:51:22 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: MinorityRepublican
Correct. Catholics in USA are shaped by the Protestant work ethic.

As a Catholic, I'll agree with that. Unfortunately, too many of us are now shaped by the Protestant horror of childbearing and large families which is a major part of why this country is where it is right now.

The ideal would be a people shaped by the Protestant work ethic but who have the traditional Catholic zeal for marriage, children, and large families.
44 posted on 10/09/2025 2:10:16 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

It’s a work ethic that crowds out a lot of higher values...


68 posted on 10/09/2025 3:41:27 PM PDT by ClarityGuy
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