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Hey Mr. God, Lookie What I Did to Those Nasty Homosexuals!

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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The passage of California's Prop 8 comes to many as a shock, to some as a wake-up call, and to the rest of America as no real surprise. In 2000, B...

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Scranton Catholics, Defying Bishop, Put Economy Before Religion.

The Ballot Box | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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**By Luis Andres Henao** Last Saturday, Gerri Williams and Audrey Williams sat inside the food court at Steamtown mall escaping the rain that poured ...

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Catholics Shouldn't Trust McCain's Abortion Rhetoric

Kari Lundgren | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home

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In comparison to the plight of the unborn, what is the economy, poverty, labor rights, equal pay for equal work, or the war in Iraq? For some Catholic voters, it is crucial to choose a presidential candidate who would pick justices committed to overturning Roe v. Wade. But would McCain?

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Palin Winning Over Twenty-Something Catholics

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

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Catholics have backed the popular-vote-winning candidate in the last nine presidential elections. They make up nearly a quarter of all registered U.S. voters and may well determine who wins the White House in 2008.

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Alms for the Media Consultant? Catholic Dioceses Nationwide Fund Political Fight in WA State

David Goldstein | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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The Catholic Church has started pouring in hundreds of thousands of dollars from dioceses across the nation to fight I-1000, Washington's Death with Dignity initiative.

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McCain's Torture Backslide

Chris Korzen | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Will McCain do the right thing and rediscover his convictions regarding the prohibition of torture, or will he continue to compromise these convictions in his effort to appease the far right?

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Extremists Pressure Catholic Bishops to Use Communion as Political Weapon

Chris Korzen | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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America seems ready to unify behind practical and effective ways of addressing the abortion issue that validate the concerns of both the pro-life and pro-choice communities.

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John McCain: The Devil You Don't Know

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

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McCain's political positions are what remain utterly confusing -- it's hard to think of another veteran politician whose political philosophy is as murky as his.

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Conservative Catholics Have Always Been in Play

Chris Korzen | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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Republicans and Democrats alike take note: Catholics - conservative or otherwise - have always been in play.

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A Real Catholic Message

Kathleen Kennedy, T. O'Neill III & J. Roosevelt Jr | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast organizers bring Rovian style tactics to our faith, perpetuating the sharpening of religious differences on a narrow selection of social issues.

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Vatican: Muslims More Numerous Than Catholics

Reuters | Posted 03.30.2008 | Home

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Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said on Sunday. Monsignor Vittorio Forme...

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Exclusive: Rev. Hagee, in Upcoming NYT, Confirms McCain Sought Endorsement

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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McCain has attempted to distance himself from some of Hagee's views, as Obama is doing in relation to Rev. Wright. But unlike McCain, Obama has not stood on stage with Wright and accepted his accolades.

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America's Twisted Marriage of Religion and Politics

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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In a presidential campaign infused like never before with the candidates' efforts to sell their religious beliefs as best-fitting an illusory mainstream, Obama hasn't quite pulled it off.

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Vatican Lists "New Sins"

Reuters | Philip Pullella | Posted 03.10.2008 | Home

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Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithf...

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