Posted on 03/06/2007 5:39:37 PM PST by markomalley
> How does he differentiate himself from the others on those?
He has, under extremely difficult (most would have bet up front: impossible) circumstances, brought law and order to the streets of New York City, no mean feat.
He has, in one of the most tax happy municipalities on the face of the planet, reduced the tax burden.
He has shown, time and again, that on these issues he will go head to head with whomever he must, and that he will prevail.
Would that the same could be said of ANY other politician. Even Reagan chunked the fiscal responsibility test.
It is one of the great ironies (and shames) of the time since Ike that the only times the federal budget was balanced were under democrat presidents.
"The Roman Catholic Church is against capital punishment too. If you're a Catholic does that mean you must oppose it too?"
Yes I do oppose capital punishment.
Illegal immigrants from Mexico get public housing, food stamps, free college tuition, affirmative action on citizenship, daisy chain their relatives in for Social Security, swell our prison population, etc., etc., ad nausea...
The welfare plantation for illegals is good for business? If you are in the business of socialism?
Bump and ping
Abortion and capital punishment are at different levels. If you're a Catholic, you're free to disagree with the current stance of the Church. It's isn't dogma. Abortion is murder, and intrinsically evil. The Church teaches that you must hold this view to be a faithful Catholic.
Dear Rudy,
Pro-lifers WILL NOT BUDGE!
Regards,
"Sun" former embryo
Matthew 7:18-20:
> It's from the article, first I'd heard about it. Do you
> know for a fact that it is untrue? Just asking.
I know it's illegal to use US government funds for that purpose, and I know that the only reference on the web to it is an obviously spurious (and poorly faked, at that) "washington post" article that doesn't exist at the washington post site.
Good to see you!
Blessings to you and your family. Hope all is well. Have a Holy, Holy Lent and Easter.
The question of capital punishment has not been settled dogmatically or within the ordinary Magisterium. It is possible to hold differing views while being mindful of the guidance of the Holy See on this issue.
Were a definitive determination for the Catholic Church to be made it would come from the Pope normally in one of the legal forms he has at his disposal to address the Church and define the teaching. This has not happened yet in this juridical form.
Wow,(((Hugs)))
Precisely so, Pyro. Succinctly stated and well said.
"One presumes you are not calling the author of this website -- who has incisively expressed his beliefs on the four longest Giuliani threads this month (here, here, here, and here) -- a "disruptor".
You're darn right I'm calling JimRob a disruptor. It's his website and he is entitled to do anything he wants but he's still a disruptor.
(You aren't the worst Jim)
:o)
God bless you, dear friend. The Lord send you every blessing for a holy Lent and a joyful Easter!
Mark? The statement should be sourced or qualified. voltaires_zit does not believe the U.S. is legally capable of funding development of an abortion mill in a foreign country. Either A) the statement is false, or B) the construction of said institutions happened under the purview of the U.N. We need to be intellecutally honest in making claims like these.
Most of what has been posted to Fr, against Rudy, from the beginning, has been 1/2 truths, lies, and things blatantly taken out of context and then twisted.
You don't like him? Fine.....just don't use lies to make your case against him.
And the thing that heads this thread, posted to news, is NOT news at all, but a Catholic site on line, that people post to. It's as though someone tool a single post from a FR thread and used it as a "news" article to head a thread, on another website.
Someone who needs conservatives' votes, and goes out of his way to get them, will have some disincentive to stabbing his constituents in the back, especially if he has any desire to be reelected.
It is wonderful to see you!!! I hope you are very well indeed and that many blessings and graces come to you this holy Lenten season.
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