[Response to 2013 WSJ article] Cultural Catholicism and the End of Life: “You Earned It”

309 words of Wall Street Journal article posted on triablogue Blogspot ^ | Wall Street Journal August 29, 2013 : blog on August 30, 2013 | by PAUL MOSES Wall Street Journal copied by John Bugay

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

There really is no such thing as the “Catholic vote” at least not anymore. True BHO carried the “Catholic vote” twice. But that is because of the huge margin he won among Hispanics who voted overwhelmingly Democrat especially in the last presidential election. Hispanics account for at least 1/3 of all Catholics in the US today and in 2012 they voted about 3/4 for BHO over MR. The white Catholic vote went for MR over BHO 59% to 40%-—about the same as the overall white vote in general. Also those who tend to be active church goers (doesn’t matter your particular denomination) tend to vote GOP over those who are more secular and rarely or never practice their faith. Tell me your race, your age, and often you go to church, I can pretty much predict how you vote.

[ealgeone]

>Catholic voting put JFK in office, Clinton and Obama.<

I suspect that bloc was largely contributing to those Democrats elections but it would be good to have dual printed confirmations of this factoid.

It's out there...but in summary, in the past presidential elections going back to Truman catholics have given the majority of their vote to the GOP in about four(?) elections if I remember correctly.

[Resettozero]

Tell me your race, your age, and often you go to church, I can pretty much predict how you vote.

If I Private Message all this information to you, you can only "pretty much predict" how I vote?

Assure me that you can give 100% correct evaluations always and then I'll supply you with the required information. I really would like to know how I vote.

[ealgeone]

There really is no such thing as the “Catholic vote” at least not anymore. True BHO carried the “Catholic vote” twice. But that is because of the huge margin he won among Hispanics who voted overwhelmingly Democrat especially in the last presidential election. Hispanics account for at least 1/3 of all Catholics in the US today and in 2012 they voted about 3/4 for BHO over MR. The white Catholic vote went for MR over BHO 59% to 40%-—about the same as the overall white vote in general. Also those who tend to be active church goers (doesn’t matter your particular denomination) tend to vote GOP over those who are more secular and rarely or never practice their faith. Tell me your race, your age, and often you go to church, I can pretty much predict how you vote.

Going back prior to 2008 the catholic vote has gone dimocrat more than gop-e so the breakdown by ethnicity becomes a non-issue.

You're right though about 2008 and 2012 and Hispanic catholic voting patterns. They've been raised up in Liberation Theology that's plaguing countries south of the border and they want that type of guvment here.....plus dims want them to be made citizens.

[ansel12]

Sure there is a Catholic vote, the catholic denomination has always voted democrat (with 4 or 5 exceptions) and still does, and always will, (with hopefully a couple of more exceptions) it is how that church denomination votes.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

I think today-—not in the past-—white Catholics are now voting pretty much along the same lines as the general white population. I believe race is now a much bigger factor than religious affiliation. Religion IS a factor though. Active church goers tend to vote more Republican than secular voters this applies to all denominations.

[jobim]

ONE NOTE SAMBA

This is just a little samba
Built upon a single note
Other notes are bound to follow
But the root is still that note

Now this new note is the consequence
Of the one we've just been through
As I'm bound to be
The unavoidable consequence of you

There's so many people
Who can talk and talk, and talk
And just say nothing
Or nearly nothing

I have used up all the scale
I know and at the end
I've come to nothing
I mean nothing

So I come back to my first note
As I come back to you
I will pour into that one note
All the love I feel for you

Any one who wants the whole show
Re mi fa so la ci do
He will find himself with no show
Better play the note you know

So I come back to my first note
I must come back to you
I will pour into that one note
All the love I feel for you

Any one who wants the whole show
Re mi fa so la ci do
He will find himself with no show
Better play the note you know

[ansel12]

Catholic is a church denomination run by Rome, not a race, so white Catholics are starting to become less liberal, big deal, it is too little too late, and the Catholic denomination is not a race anyway.

The Catholic vote, we know about it, and the democrats depend on it, that is why the left has always wanted more Catholics.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Britain, Latvia, Iceland, Estonia...

South Africa, Swaziland, Kenya, Botswana, Liberia, and Malawi aren't doing great, are they?

A lot of the Caribbean Islands are majority Protestant, and I don't think they're great bastions of freedom either.

[MamaB]

That is gross. What is it supposed to be?

[Resettozero]

Well that’s mighty gay of you.

[jobim]

Would it be too much of an inconvenience to explain your comment?

[Resettozero]

Breaking out in song in the middle of this thread was just a happy and kinda unexpected thing to do; that’s all.

[Resettozero]

Here's another gay old tune I never especially liked either.

[sparklite2]

I think he’s calling RnMom a one-noter.

[jobim]

I have been doing this One Note Samba on RnMomof7 anti-Catholic threads because it appears to me that her purpose here is simply to criticize Catholicism. She is free to do what she wishes, and I have made attempts to find common ground and to dissuade her from launching these daily attacks on what to me is a friendly club called FR. Defending one’s beliefs is always acceptable, but to launch scud after scud against Catholicism is unseemly.

[Resettozero]

I think he’s calling RnMom a one-noter.

Nah. I think it couldn't be an insult such as that. Jobim is just happy it's Friday and wanted to sing a gay song.

[Resettozero]

...but to launch scud after scud against Catholicism is unseemly.

Not to worry. If Roman Catholicism is the true Christian religion and the one true church as it claims, then it can withstand the criticisms of one mere nursemaid to seven souls, don't you think.

And why should it bother you if she posts the truth on Free Republic? If she doesn't, prove your accusations with acceptable proof from the Holy Bible.

Your joke is tired and needs to nap.

[Resettozero]

Ping

[Gamecock]

St. Benedictus