I sure don't have to guess who the Red Star Tribune endorsed.
Would have been nice if the right leaning Billings (MT) Gazette would have endorsed Bush instead of the dud John Kerry.
Ignatius Press...supports BUSH!
Dear Friend of Ignatius Press and IgnatiusInsight.com,
The Catholic factor is a major issue in the election next Tuesday. Polls show a narrowly divided electorate—so narrowly divided, in fact, that a relatively slight swaying of Catholic voters can determine who will be the next President.
The Catholic factor has several elements. First, there is the fact that John Kerry is a Catholic who makes a point of his being a Catholic. What impact will his self-identification have on the Catholic voter?
Second, there is the issue of Mr. Kerry’s stances on a number of key issues on which there is no room for disagreement among faithful Catholics: illicitness of legal abortion, embryonic-stem cell research, and the cloning of embryonic human beings.
Mr. Kerry (a) claims to accept Catholic teaching on abortion but (b) purports to be unable to work to restrict abortion on the grounds that he can’t impose “an article of faith” on non-Catholics. Yet Catholic teaching on abortion is neither uniquely Catholic, nor something the Church presents as capable of being affirmed only by faith. Furthermore, Catholic teaching states that lawmakers can’t legitimately support laws recognizing the legal right to abortion, a position Mr. Kerry rejects.
The issue of John Kerry’s Catholicism also has generated heated debate about whether pro-abortion rights politicians such as Senator Kerry should be denied Holy Communion, whether they should be excommunicated, and, most recently, whether they in fact already are automatically excommunicated because of their support for abortion rights. How Mr. Kerry’s problematic relationship with things Catholic will influence Catholic voters remains to be seen. Will Mr. Kerry’s opposition to central Catholic teaching cause a decisive number of Catholic voters to go to Mr. Bush?
Third, there is the confusion among voters who identify themselves as Catholics about which principles should govern how they think about issues and candidates. Should some issues be regarded as more important than others for the Catholic voter? If so, as common sense seems to demand, which issues are more important? How is a Catholic to decide?
In the November issue of Catholic World Report, editor Phil Lawler looks at what I have called the Catholic Factor. We think Phil’s analysis is so important that we’re making it available here for all recipients of this e-letter. Please read through this thoughtful and important essay and pass along the link to your friends.
Our website, IgnatiusInsight.com, also features an interview with Ignatius Press author Karl Keating of Catholic Answers, which has distributed millions of copies of its voter’s guide. Karl explains why an apologetics apostolate would get involved with the upcoming election. Catholic Answers has been attacked by “Catholics for a Free Choice” for identifying five “non-negotiable” issues for Catholic voters, including opposition to legal abortion. This is an interview you don’t want to miss. Catholic Answers isn’t backing off or backing down, even though “Catholics for a Free Choice” has tried to enlist the IRS to go after Catholic Answers’ tax-exempt status.
Regarding things political, Ignatius Press is non-partisan, but unapologetically Catholic. We hope the resources available at our website will inform you and will help you educate others regarding the Catholic faith and the responsibilities of Catholics in the upcoming election.
Sincerely in Christ,
Mark Brumley
President of Ignatius Press
It's all about Turnout people. The Dims are telling their people that "Well yes it looks close but we have a better turnout game".
If we coast we are toast. GET every Bush voter to the polls! We CAN win Minnesota!
I read the St. Paul Pioneer Press's full-page endorsement of President George W. Bush. It was a well-thought-out, well-written piece that touched on many issues. The Pioneer Press editorial staff's endorsement should serve the President well and help make Minnesota a state that Bush will win on Tuesday.