I have no idea what Mitt Romney really believes. When it comes to public policy, he is one of the least principled men to ever run for the presidency in a general election. Given the history of politics in our country, that’s quite an achievement. Is he the pro-choice, pragmatic, technocratic moderate from Massachusetts or… Read More The Real Romney
One of the best parts of my job is that I get to meet an assortment of people who are as diverse as they are impressive. On any given day, I get to have conversations with immigrant janitors from Latin America and Nobel Prize winning WASPs, with football players and chess champions. I try to… Read More The Architecture of the City of God
Today, Circle of Protection, a non-partisan Christian group that advocates on behalf of marginalized persons in the United States released web videos from both Presidential candidates addressing how their respective administrations would serve marginalized Americans who are suffering from poverty, hunger and homelessness. President Obama and Governor Romney’s respective responses are below:
Did you notice anything missing from the national conventions these past two weeks? It seems that among all the major speeches a major tenant of Catholic social teaching was noticeably missing: being good stewards of God’s earth. In fact, the effects of global climate change have hardly been mentioned at all during this nearly year-and-a-half race for the… Read More Catholics to Obama and Romney: Heed Pope Benedict’s Call, Address Climate Change
In light of the recent idiocy spewed by Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, arguing that victims of “legitimate” rape have superhuman contraceptive powers, I expected the Democratic Party to take some shots, spotlight the insanity, spend a few days with a bullhorn condemning his stance – and then move on. However, it seems like Obama’s campaign may… Read More Democrats Out of Touch on Abortion, Hurt Election Chances
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