Posted on 06/18/2004 12:32:40 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:42 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Sen. John Kerry's advisers are telling the presidential candidate to steer clear of talking about religion after running afoul of several Catholic bishops and after the campaign's new director of religious outreach was criticized this week for espousing left-wing causes.
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Satan knows a lot about religion.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't having a Unitarian run your religious outreach as near to being agnostic as you can get?
Its simple, stupid. Liberals loathe God-Talk, period.
In my opinion, Act-Up was an anti-Catholic hate group. I couldn't believe it when they disrupted mass, hurling the Eucharist to the floor... and the press essentially gave them a pass. Let's pause to think what would happen if a group did such a thing to a liberal church... As far as I remember, this outrage wasn't even mentioned as a "hate crime." I think more press went to covering Bill Clinton's mythical memories of church burnings during his childhood.
Even though she was giving interviews to USA Today earlier this month, Miss Vanderslice would not be talking to the press, said campaign spokeswoman Allison Dobson. "It is extremely unfortunate and regretful that John Kerry's political opponents would attack a person of faith in this way," Ms. Dobson said.
Ms. Dobson should have had a hard time saying that one with a straight face. The Democrats have a cottage industry mocking "people of faith." As for this "faith" that includes violent protests and attacks against those with whom you don't agree... you know, I bet a lot of racists in the 1960s were "people of faith" too. The terrorists of 9/11 were "people of faith" too. Heck, I'm sure even some KKK members sit in a church somewhere on Sunday. Like Ms. Vanderslice, they just believed in using violence the rest of the week...
I believe you are correct!
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What about the candidate?
This is hysterical. Can anyone see the humor in all of this.
Kerry's largest voting blocks in the inner cities comes from churches. They are telling him to stay clear of it. basically they are saying that minorities that go to church are too stupid to figure this out and will vote for Kerry anyway.
Now is a great time for the Bush campaign to strike.
Not that I really care what religion he is, I just wish he was forthright about it.
James Hitchcock of EWTN News wrote
"How could any layman--especially one who was not a Catholic--be faulted for supporting abortion if the most prominent Catholic priest in public life did the same? Drinan bears heavy responsibility for making the Democratic Party the party of abortion."
Liberal church? Isn't that an oxymoron (except Mosques and the 1st Universal Holistic Church of Wicca)?
Jenni Login (R) and Cathy Rex hold signs in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, June 16, 2004. A group of less then 10 people held a vigil asking Cardinal Edward Egan to withhold giving communion to John Kerry (news - web sites) due to his stand on abortion rights. REUTERS/Jeff Christensen
THE STRANGE POLITICAL CAREER OF FATHER DRINAN
http://www.cathfam.org/polrec/Fr.Drinan1.html
She got in trouble with Kerry for suggesting he read from the "Old Testament Book" of 2 Corinthians at a gathering of jews. :)
Father Drinan violated his vow of obedience by running for Congress repeatedly in spite of the Pope's clear orders; he flouted Catholic teaching by supporting Clinton's veto of the partial-birth abortion ban; now he tells the world that Holy Communion is a "nonissue" for a Catholic politician.
see:
http://www.cathfam.org/polrec/Fr.Drinan1.html
Kerry's best bet is to avoid all issues and public appearences. That way he can avoid making any mistakes. My advice is as follows.
One TV ad. No images just James Earl Jones reading the following message,
"John Kerry, the silent candidate. He will not confuse you with any issues or any platform. Vote for Kerry."
The Archdiocese of San Antonio and the four Catholic universities in San Antonio have invited Father Robert Drinan, S.J., to be the keynote speaker for a symposium of “faithful citizenship.” This event will be held on February 14, 2004, at St. Mary’s University as part of the Synod’s theme of “Year of Faith Formation and Social Concerns.” (This information was published in the November 28, 2003, issue of Today’s Catholic in a special insert.)
Father Drinan, an attorney-priest, served as a Democratic representative from Massachusetts in Congress from 1971 until 1981, when Pope John Paul II ordered him to choose between politics and the priesthood. Due to his presence in the Congress as a Catholic priest, he probably caused more damage to the pro-life beliefs of Americans than any other person before or after Roe v. Wade. As an elected official he continuously voted for abortion legislation; actively shaming his priestly position and the Church at large.
After years of ignoring requests for him to not run for re-election, Father Drinan finally obeyed his order, his bishops, and the Vatican and left the Congress. However, his pro-choice actions continued. In 1996, he wrote a column supporting President Clinton’s veto on the bill banning partical-birth abortion. After a public outcry by pro-life people, he issued a statement saying he didn’t understand the procedure.
Rush was just talking about this story.
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