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October 2012

October 25, 2012

Archbishop Chaput on Politics, and a few reflections from me

This is an interesting video, and well worth watching. I think Archbishop Chaput is correct...

October 24, 2012

“Legitimate Rape” Senate Candidate Arrested in 1980s Pro Life Protest

Mr Foot-In-Mouth, Missouri senate candidate Todd Akin, just rose in my opinion. Remember Todd Akin?...

October 22, 2012

Reverend Katharine Marple at Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally

Reverend Katharine Marple blogs at Keep Life Legal. She is one of Public Catholic's most...

October 20, 2012

HHS Mandate: It’s That Simple

The strum und drang surrounding the HHS Mandate complicates the issue beyond comprehension for a...

October 19, 2012

Patheos Election Month Coverage: Faith Matters, Yours and Mine

The cogent question about any candidate for elective office is always What will he or...

October 19, 2012

Thousands Call Planned Parenthood Asking for Imaginary Mammograms

According to Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood clinic director and one of the organizers of...

October 18, 2012

Today is Call Planned Parenthood, Schedule an Imaginary Mammogram Day

Live Action News has declared today, October 18, 2012 "Call Planned Parenthood and Schedule an...

October 18, 2012

Stop Slogan-Voting. Stop Hate-Voting. Stop Being Manipulated. DELAYED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY

I'm going to delay this week's installment of Stop Slogan-Voting. Stop Hate-Voting. Stop Being Manipulated....

October 18, 2012

The HHS Mandate: Erasing the Bill of Rights

Frank Weathers, who blogs at Why I Am Catholic, usually says it better. His post,...

October 17, 2012

No Endorsement: Dems for Life Give Obama a Pass

Democrats for Life does not endorse Obama BY BEN JOHNSON Mon Oct 15, 2012 WASHINGTON,...

October 17, 2012

Presidential Debate 2: Abortion, Planned Parenthood, HHS Mandate

President Obama raised the specter of a war on birth control during the debate last...

October 17, 2012

Politics, Religion and Lilies That Fester

To Dolan or not to Dolan? That was the question. Cardinal Timothy Dolan and his...

October 16, 2012

David Green, Hobby Lobby CEO, Explains HHS Lawsuit

David Green, CEO and founder of Hobby Lobby Stores, issued a statement yesterday concerning the...

October 13, 2012

Biden vs Bishops: Say It Ain’t So, Joe

WASHINGTON (RNS) In a rare public rebuke, Catholic bishops chided Vice President Joe Biden for...

October 13, 2012

Religion and Politics Go Together if We Say They Do

Every four years, pundits lard on the commentary about how "religion" is having a "big...

October 13, 2012

VP Debate: President Attended Moderator’s Wedding.

President Barack Obama was a guest at the 1991 wedding of ABC senior foreign correspondent...

October 12, 2012

The Debate: What Do You Think?

I didn't feel up to watching the debate last night. For those of you who...

October 12, 2012

Pulpit Freedom Sunday: They Preached. They Endorsed. Did They Break the Law?

Despite 60,000 letters from Americans United for Separation of church and State, some 1,500 pastors...

October 11, 2012

Voter Guide: Obama vs Romney on Religious Freedom

The Catholic Association has issued the Voter Guide on Religious Freedom you see below. Have...

October 10, 2012

Romney Code to Pro-Choicers: You Have Nothing to Fear From Me

"There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part...

October 09, 2012

I Have a Photo of the Cause of America’s Deficit (See Below)

This is a 2011 photo of me, standing front of the primary cause of America's...

October 06, 2012

Rendering Unto Caesar: Pulpit Politics and Christian Witness

Tomorrow, October 7, has been labeled Pulpit Freedom Sunday. It is a day when participating...

October 04, 2012

President Obama and Religious Freedom, the Lighter Side

St Peter's List, has a series of political cartoons concerning President Obama, the Church and...

October 03, 2012

Who Won the First Debate? We Did.

The thing that surprised me the most about the first presidential debate was that everyone...

October 03, 2012

Women Organize Against HHS Mandate

What can we do? That is the question faith-filled women ask me whenever we discuss...

October 03, 2012

Tyndale House Files Suit Against the HHS Mandate

Tyndale House, one of the largest Christian book publishers in the world, filed suit yesterday...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

The Debates, BOTH Candidates

I never though I would put Eminem on this blog. He and I part company...

September 29, 2012

Warning Letter to 60,000 Pastors: We’re Watching What You Preach

Americans United for Separation of Church and State evidently sent copies of this letter to...

September 26, 2012

President Obama, Human Trafficking and the Catholic Church

I first heard about the attempts to force Catholic shelters for trafficking victims to refer...

September 26, 2012

Forty Percent of Voters Say ‘None of the Above’

It turns out that Americans are smarter than either the Democrats or the Republicans give...