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To: A.A. Cunningham

That’s a weak argument. In the context of the article, in which a Catholic decries Big Gov., I merely pointed out that Catholics, as a way of thought regarding church/state relations, helped set the house on fire.

When government supports religion, the religious love government. The trouble is big government, no?


22 posted on 06/09/2013 6:11:45 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD
"Helped set the house on fire" or "caused this problem"? Which is it?

It's a crying shame that 54% of self-identified Catholic Americans voted for the Halfrican Marxist, but then again it's a crying shame that a single American of ANY religious persuasion voted for him.

But what does that have to do with Abp Chaput continuing to be the canary in the coal mine? Is he not allowed to speak up until 100% of Catholics agree with him and vote according to the teachings of their faith? If he were silent, he would be accused for his silence, and justly so. If he speaks up, he's castigated for not speaking up earlier. Except that he DID speak up earlier, as Catholic posters demonstrate above. But apparently no amount of speaking up is acceptable; Chaput loses his right to an express an opinion against Obama because 54% of self-identified Catholics DID NOT LISTEN TO HIM and voted the wrong way.

If a black preacher (cf Rev Manning) or politician (cf Alan West) expresses an anti-Obama opinion, nobody of FR carps that 97% of blacks voted for Obama. No, we recognize their courage and are glad to have them as allies.

Only Catholic leaders' objections to Obama are read out of court on the grounds that Catholics "caused this problem". Why is that?

27 posted on 06/09/2013 5:37:55 PM PDT by Campion ("Social justice" begins in the womb)
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