Kerry Loses His Faith

TAS ^ | 11/5/2004 | Paul Kengor

[reg45]

Double Ditto!

[hardhead]

In my opinion, the map does not reflect religious affiliation as much as it reflects those areas that are hard-core 'benefits-oriented' - cities, dense population areas, havens for illegals and others who do not contribute to the system.

[NYer]

Actually, it looks like it is in the Orthodox style. Perhaps it was a gift from Putin. Putin may be a tyrant, but he *is* a believer.

This makes the most sense. It is probably a contemporized version of Our Lady of Kazan. The ikon was found in a garden in 1579 in the city of Kazan and therefore, all copies of the ikon must be painted from that date forward. The original ikon was carried by Prince Pozharsky into battle against the Poles and it began to take on a militantly nationalistic reputation.

(It's a Russian thing.)

Icons began in the Middle East. After the death and resurrection of Christ the new faith spread rapidly throughout the Roman world and the Near East. The stories of the Apostles and early witnesses who had seen and known Christ Himself were eagerly listened to by converts to the new faith. Naturally, people who had seen Christ asked for descriptions of His appearance. At some point people began to create and distribute paintings of Christ.

In early Christian times there were two images of Christ that were more or less standardized. One was of a young, idealized and clean shaven "hero" type. The second was the image we are familiar with today - a man in his late 20's or early 30's with long hair tied at the back, a smooth beard, high forehead, long nose, and dressed in a loose, long robe and cloak.

Christ Pantocrator

Source: Ikons: Windows Into Heaven

[Jaded]

Honestly, if there were more Catholics that practiced actually being Catholic the margin for Bush would have been much greater.

[Fiddlstix]

Good Info
Bump

[m4629]

Kerry way underestimated common sense of the people regardless of their religious affiliation.

God, country, and family.

Kerry has betrayed his God and Catholic Faith on many counts.

He has also betrayed his family, as he left his first wife without an annulment.

Now, you think the people would trust him NOT to betray the nation? Duh.

Interesting thread. Thank you.

[EDINVA]

the OTHER big Catholic loser because of abortion was Tom Daschle. We should never underestimate his loss.

[Paulus Invictus]

It's difficult for me to understand why so many 'good" Catholics voted for pro-abortion Kerry. It appears to me they did not heed their Pope or American bishops. Can someone explain this anomaly to us?

[MegaSilver]

Another Democratic senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, once won stole an extremely close election because he overwhelmingly took the Catholic vote got Mayor Daley and other cronies to manipulate the count.

[Salvation]

Using the correct colors here --- The areas were supposed to be switched this year but the lamestream media insisted on keeping the red for Republicans.

Here is a link to the correct color maps, and I think we should all start using them on FR.

Use the correct colors, blue=Republican ------- Red=Democrat -- 2004

State and County maps also available on this site.

[26lemoncharlie]

I have expressed my views to the Bishop in thie diocese. I am a Sede Vecante and he knows how I feel about all of the Novus Ordo positions and their buildings.

I do not attend Buildings but have my own at home. Tapes of the Traditional Tridentine Mass are available from various websites that have them available.

[ELS]

Thanks for that link.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you.

[pray4liberty]

Thus it can be asserted that Kerry lost Ohio, and therefore the election, because he couldn't get the support of people of his own faith in Ohio.

John Kerry is God in his own mind.

[NYer]

the OTHER big Catholic loser because of abortion was Tom Daschle. We should never underestimate his loss.

Excellent point! Thank you for posting it!

[kittymyrib]

I'm sure the liberal "Christians" voted overwhelmingly for Kerry, but since they are a vanishing species, it doesn't matter.

[bert]

CINO!

[kittymyrib]

Is Salazar, the new senator from CO, one of those CINOs too, who say they are personally against the murder of babies but don't want their faith to stand in the way of the killing? I heard he "shares Kerry's stand on abortion" and was wondering what he told the voters of CO during the campaign.