A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
Ten reasons I may vote Trump/Republican this November
By Thomas J. Maly 1. I have wonderful neighbors. They are welcome in my home almost anytime. However, I have this quaint notion that they should knock and not just come in without permission. Seems to me our country should expect no less. A precondition for meaningful immigration reform is a secure border for our country. I may vote Trump/Republican. 2. I like the idea that “sheepdogs, i.e. police, will respond when the “wolves” in the world attack we sheep. I may vote Trump/Republican. 3. It causes me great anguish as I see reports of so many being killed by gunfire…
Read MoreThe myth of the single issue pro-life voter
“How can you vote for that man and that party?”
the daughter sobbed hysterically to her shellshocked parents.
“You’re nothing but a single issue pro-life voter. I can’t even talk with you right now!”
In a conversation between a group of pro-lifers, the scenario above was reported not once, not twice, but three times. Has anything like this happened to you?
Read MoreFr. James Altman says the stakes are high when you vote
“You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period.”
These pointed words are stated by Fr. James Altman (above) from the Diocese of La Crosse, WI, in a video burning up the internet. More than a quarter of a million people have watched it on YouTube alone. Fr. Altman will surely get some pushback from some of his fellow clerics, even though Catholic Church documents, such as the Catechism of the Catholic Church, state that Catholics can’t directly support certain issues such as abortion.
We’ll leave it to them to wrangle over the sensitive issue of forming consciences of faithful citizenship.
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