Bishops remind catholics to vote what they tell you too.
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Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
Empty threat. How is the church going to know how you voted unless you tell them? You may continue with your tirade, though, if it makes you fell better. I see it as a non-issue.
Not at all. The moral teachings of a church should present itself in the daily life of it's followers. If you're torn between two candidates & one is morally opposed to tenet of your religion, that should help your decision.
spike
New Member
Many people follow what their religious leaders tell them to do. So that would make it a big issue.
spike
New Member
That's quite different from being told who to vote for.
unclehobart
New Member
Churches can only advocate policy desirables. They cannot directly name parties or candidates as it violates federal law and endangers their tax exempt status.
chcr
Too cute for words
It's a church. It's their stock in trade, it's what they do. Every other church does it as well, some more blatantly than others. AFAIK this has been part of the stated doctrine of the RCC from the beginning. Why is it suddenly news? Slow news day? Someone trying to make some waves in the media? I think it's just a reminder to the RCC flock, just like it says.
Exactly.
Professur
Well-Known Member
Lemme look at this for a sec. One candidate supports ripping healthy infants out of their mother and slaughtering them, the other doesn't. The church you attend has a policy of not approving of the slaughter of anyone. Yup, they're sure telling them who to vote for, alright. Shame on them. Next they'll be telling people that if they assfuck their brothers, they should not bother attending. Who do they think they are?
unclehobart
New Member
Frankly, its a nonstarter. They are not stating any policy that hasn't been the party line since day one. It frankly shouldn't affect their votes as they probably already thought that way already. The religious cycnic who was going to vote their own way anyway isnt going to feel threated by talk of hell and loyalty to change their minds. You can take the sheep out of the shit, but you can't take the shit out of the sheep... unless you use a knife or summin'.
Prof, Tonks says hi.
Prof, Tonks says hi.
unclehobart
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Shes on a mega hiatus.
We do the scouts thing weekly. I'm perpetually surrounded by lil' girls and moms. I rarely see another dad... which is a little sad.
We do the scouts thing weekly. I'm perpetually surrounded by lil' girls and moms. I rarely see another dad... which is a little sad.
unclehobart
New Member
I'm outnumbered by a factor of 19-1.
Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
Nope. Thats why we have lunatics like Fred Phelps running around...
That would cancel the freeeom of religion clause wouldn't it?
unclehobart
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I don't think its a direct crime, but the church that they represent can be stripped of their tax exempt status.