Certainly policies on welfare, national security, the war in Iraq, Social Security or taxes, taken singly or in any combination, do not provide a proportionate reason to vote for a pro-abortion candidate. According to Rev. Norman Thomas, who has formed a coalition of catholics under the title: Catholics for the Common Good ...
"It's OK to vote for George Bush if your conscience and experience with life issues leads you to," said Thomas. "It's also OK to vote for John Kerry if your conscience and experience in life issues leads you to believe he can do a better job, which I do."
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Well, Reverend, that's where you are dead wrong! The Vatican message couldn't be any clearer. Sucking the brains from a fully developed infant trumps social programs.
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Sucking the brains from a fully developed infant trumps social programs.Not to mention that the social programs he champions cannot possibly be sustained permanently. The very nature of governmental welfare and unemployment benefits makes them doomed to fail, which is what is happening in continental Europe as we speak. Things are going to be very painful around there for a few decades or so while the government works on "re-adjusting" the economy.
Ultimately, the social welfare system probably harms the same people it purports to help.