Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics -- the 5 NON-NEGOTIABLE ISSUES FOR CATHOLIC VOTERS

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[Coleus]

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[Coleus]

 Karl Keating was charged by Catholics for a Free Choice with breaking voting and IRS rules,  he won the case and decided to start a 501(c)4 organization so that he won't have to go through this again.  It's called Catholic Answers Action.  This is where you can find the voters' guide posted online.

 

and here is a FR post with the 5 issues written out.

 

Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics

[ConorMacNessa]

They're all non-negotiable for this Catholic!

[Ransomed]

Coleus, do you think having the gubberment involved in marriage has hurt marriage or helped marriage? Sometimes I think that the only reason “same sex marriage” (which can’t exist) is an issue is because we have relied on and trusted the gubberment to define marriage. Of course the gubberment eventually screwed it up...that’s gubberment’s nature. Marriage is a Sacrament, why should the Church have to get gubberment’s say so to perform a Sacrament? You are a heck of a lot smarter than me, what am I missing?

Freegards

[AlaskaErik]

Well, if one of them is abortion then tens of millions of Catholics have voted with their vote and that vote is for a Rat or a RINO. Doesn’t seem too non-negotiable to me.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Good advice even for non-catholics.

[BlessedBeGod]

BUMP!!!

[redgolum]

The idea of getting the state out of the marriage contract is an interesting, but very flawed, idea.

The main reasons for the State being involved in marriage are
1. To raise up new productive citizens, you need a stable family group. This is the norm for all ages, and works better than any other arrangement. Most States have seen this.

2. Probate. When you die, your stuff is going to your spouse or your kids. If you don’t have a marriage license, the difficulties in getting the State to let the non legally married spouse have anything is enormous. And well should be. Otherwise when a rich man died, he would have “wives” all over the place clamoring for a piece of the pie (or visa versa).

[Salvation]

Bumping for later.

[Ransomed]

Howdy redgolum. I’m thinking that these problems would pretty much take care of themselves or can’t be entrusted to gubberment in the first place. I could be wrong. For instance, nothing would stop a rich man from making out a legally binding contract of marriage and having a will, right?

As far as the stable family goes, I don’t like the gubberments record in this regard. They stink at making and keeping stable families. Most religions are good at making and keeping stable families. Why put the gubberment in a position of power over religion? Eventually gubberment will start sanctioning impossibilities like gay marriage. Trusting the gubberment to promote stable marriage is trusting too much, in my opinion, given the gubberments track record.

I think having the gubberment involved in marriage cheapens it. I need a license for driving, hunting and fishing. I shouldn’t have to get a license from the gubberment for permission to get married in the Church, in my opinion.

Like I said, I could be wrong my fellow freeper!

Freegards