A sampling of comments from our readers: "The reason we have a bill of rights is to protect us from the evils of democracy. Democracy is nothing but two wolves and a chicken that are voting on dinner." -- "dandy...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "Pope Benedict has warned again and again against seeking a political solution to religious (and moral) issues. The proper sphere of action for the Church is preaching, prayer and the Sacraments. This includes...
Catholic doctrine is adamantly, unequivocally opposed to abortion, which the church regards as the taking of an innocent life. Many Catholic bishops interpret this to mean that no good Catholic can vote for a pro-choice candidate. The bishops of Dallas...
There are as many ways to spin the exit polls out of Tuesday's election as there are spinners. I posted some analysis along religious lines here. And I wrote a dead-tree story about it. Here's a link for all of...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "For the record, I think Obama's election is a great moment for our country. I couldn't (and didn't) vote for him because of his position on abortion. But if it hadn't been for...
Go figure. Left-coast, left-leaning California approved a ballot proposition outlawing gay marriage -- just months after the state Supreme Court sanctioned it. And in San Francisco, one of the Golden State's most liberal cities, voters rejected a proposition to legalize...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "...terrified to even imagine Obama as president..." -- "John Paletti" "McCain is a serial adulterer, big drinker, big gambler, has an uncontrollable temper, continually bears false witness..." -- "Pastor Dan" "...people, like Biden,...
From my e-box: Tony Perkins and Family Research Council Action are gearing up for a late night on Election Night, Tuesday, November 4 to track key national races and state ballot initiatives, and provide quick, pro-family analysis on the results...
Manya Brachear of the Chicago Tribune visited Barack Obama's old church this weekend. The three most frequently heard greetings, she said, were: "Good morning," "God bless," and "Have you voted?" Read her dispatch here....
Here's proof that with mere hours to go in the presidential election campaign, reporters haven't quite run out of religion angles to write about: Daniel Burke of Religion News Service explores the question of how American Buddhists are likely to...
"Barack Obama and the Democratic Party see government as an engine for changing the society for the better. ... John McCain and the Republican Party see big government as more of a problem than a solution. ... These candidates differ...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "Obama is radical and he has a shady past, and is the worst possible choice for the man in charge of the welfare of the United States of America! Do not be blinded...
The Washington Post has a story saying this year's Democratic outreach to Catholics tries to dance around the church's adamant opposition to abortion (and Barack Obama's adamant support of a woman's right to choose) by emphasizing other issues. "Rather than...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "As a Christian I have never been more proud of the Catholic Church. My hats off to the Bishops! Finally, a clear message against killing babies." -- "Mike," on a letter from the...
Jeff Weiss mentioned this morning a pastoral letter from the Catholic bishops of Dallas and Fort Worth dealing with abortion. In the minds of some, the letter -- which was to be distributed to all parishioners -- came darned close...
"No, ma'am, he's a decent family man, a citizen, who I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues." -- John McCain, responding to a supporter in Minnesota who said she didn't trust Barack Obama because he's an "Arab."...
Over lunch, I was reading Rolling Stone's cover story about John McCain. Titled, "Make-Believe Maverick," the story is a savaging examination of McCain's history. It portrays him as an arrogant, egotistical, pampered, condescending, underachieving son of a powerful Navy family...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "It's very disheartening that any Catholic, 40 years after 'Humanae Vitae,' could try to equivocate on the issue of abortion. Much more so that such a learned man as a law school dean...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "The way she answers questions like a school kid who did not study the material and is making up the answers ... is quite painful to watch. She is not to blame, McCain...
Nicholas P. Cafardi, a law professor and former law school dean at Duquesne University, a Catholic school in Pittsburgh, writes that as a Catholic, he is staunchly opposed to abortion. In fact, he calls it "an unspeakable evil." But...
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