It's things like this that turn me off to organized religion. I do think someone should start questioning the tax exempt status of some of these churches.
Someone else on my friendslist blogged about this news story and raised an interesting question -- as a Catholic from South Carolina, what would Stephen Colbert think of this? I wish I could ask him. Especially since he's also a Democrat. (I imagine he would make a face similar to the one he's making in your icon.) Goes to show that not all southern Catholics think like that guy.
It is indeed ridiculous. Also, just because someone voted for Barack doesn't mean that they're necessarily pro-choice themselves -- they might have just not wanted to vote for McCain based on other reasoning. But I doubt that the priest in that article would care, or would understand subtleties like that.
That priest can blow it out his ass. It is for reasons such as this that I stopped attending Mass. The whole fallibility of a church led by people disillusioned me to it.
WTF. IDIOT. How fucking sacreligious is it to mix one's politics with religion?
Speaking of SC, reminded me of this blurb by Chuck Baldwin, which shows how partisan politics have gotten completely out of hand:
In South Carolina, for example, pro-life Christians and conservatives had an opportunity to vote for a principled conservative-constitutionalist for the U.S. Senate. He is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, and pro-traditional marriage. He believes in securing our borders against illegal immigration. He is against the bailout for the Wall Street banksters. His conservative credentials are unassailable. But the vast majority of Christian conservatives (including those at Bob Jones University) voted for his liberal opponent instead.
The man that the vast majority of Christian conservatives voted for in South Carolina is a Big-Government neocon. He supported the bailout of the Wall Street banksters. He is a rabid supporter of granting amnesty and a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. In fact, this man has a conservative rating of only 29% in the current Freedom Index of the New American Magazine.
Why did Christian conservatives support the liberal neocon and not the solid pro-life conservative? Because the conservative ran as a Democrat and the neocon is a Republican. I'm talking about the race between Bob Conley and Lindsey Graham, of course.
As an ex-Catholic, I must throw my two cents in. That priest was out of line. While the Church can and does recommend candidates, a single priest has no right dictating how the parishioners vote or telling them that they are not in a state of grace because of how they voted.
And no matter how good a Catholic Stephen Colbert may be, I get the distinct feeling that he voted for Obama. :)
Certainly in the past many Catholics espoused the more social equality issues that have often been the foundation of the Democratic party. In recent times, or at least since Roe v. Wade, the abortion issue often plays the central role in candidate choice.
Here is an interesting recent article from the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/us/politics/05catholic.html)about the topic.
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It is indeed ridiculous. Also, just because someone voted for Barack doesn't mean that they're necessarily pro-choice themselves -- they might have just not wanted to vote for McCain based on other reasoning. But I doubt that the priest in that article would care, or would understand subtleties like that.
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Speaking of SC, reminded me of this blurb by Chuck Baldwin, which shows how partisan politics have gotten completely out of hand:
In South Carolina, for example, pro-life Christians and conservatives had an opportunity to vote for a principled conservative-constitutionalist for the U.S. Senate. He is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, and pro-traditional marriage. He believes in securing our borders against illegal immigration. He is against the bailout for the Wall Street banksters. His conservative credentials are unassailable. But the vast majority of Christian conservatives (including those at Bob Jones University) voted for his liberal opponent instead.
The man that the vast majority of Christian conservatives voted for in South Carolina is a Big-Government neocon. He supported the bailout of the Wall Street banksters. He is a rabid supporter of granting amnesty and a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. In fact, this man has a conservative rating of only 29% in the current Freedom Index of the New American Magazine.
Why did Christian conservatives support the liberal neocon and not the solid pro-life conservative? Because the conservative ran as a Democrat and the neocon is a Republican. I'm talking about the race between Bob Conley and Lindsey Graham, of course.
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And no matter how good a Catholic Stephen Colbert may be, I get the distinct feeling that he voted for Obama.
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I was raised Episcopalian, and Episcopalians are STRAIGHT UP Republican. XP
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Here is an interesting recent article from the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/us/politics/05catholic.html)about the topic.
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yes another Protestant / Catholic rumble. can we just get over it? please? I will never understand the P Vs. C thing.