Comments on: Religion in the Political Realm http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/10/09/religion-in-the-political-realm/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Mon, 21 May 2012 10:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paris - History | Worlds Biggest Cities http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/10/09/religion-in-the-political-realm/#comment-79157 Paris - History | Worlds Biggest Cities Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:37:45 +0000 http://amcatholic.wordpress.com/?p=419#comment-79157 [...] Religion in the Political Realm [...] [...] Religion in the Political Realm [...]

]]> By: Chris Burgwald http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/10/09/religion-in-the-political-realm/#comment-79156 Chris Burgwald Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:40:08 +0000 http://amcatholic.wordpress.com/?p=419#comment-79156 Excellent post, Ryan... everyone has a religious belief, insofar as "religious belief" is a synonym for worldview. Regardless of what worldview a public official claims to hold, their "real" worldview is better determined by their actions & policies than by their public proclamations. Excellent post, Ryan… everyone has a religious belief, insofar as “religious belief” is a synonym for worldview. Regardless of what worldview a public official claims to hold, their “real” worldview is better determined by their actions & policies than by their public proclamations.

]]> By: Tito Edwards http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/10/09/religion-in-the-political-realm/#comment-79155 Tito Edwards Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:13:36 +0000 http://amcatholic.wordpress.com/?p=419#comment-79155 ...or he could be holding those two conflicting ideas for political expendiency. But truthfully, we won't know unless he is asked these questions directly as to 'how' his moral compass operates. My best guess is he trully believes it is possible to "personally" against something while "publically" for it. Mario Cuomo's infamous Notre Dame speech helped to pave the way for this. Where he stated pretty much the same thing. …or he could be holding those two conflicting ideas for political expendiency.

But truthfully, we won’t know unless he is asked these questions directly as to ‘how’ his moral compass operates.

My best guess is he trully believes it is possible to “personally” against something while “publically” for it.

Mario Cuomo’s infamous Notre Dame speech helped to pave the way for this. Where he stated pretty much the same thing.

]]> By: Ryan Harkins http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/10/09/religion-in-the-political-realm/#comment-79154 Ryan Harkins Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:08:38 +0000 http://amcatholic.wordpress.com/?p=419#comment-79154 Thanks, Tito. I suppose to be fair, though, I should try to think of other excuses for Biden than just deceit or schizophrenia. Maybe he really does hold a relativistic mindset in which the only truth is personal truth, and the freedom of personal truth trumps rights to life. Or maybe he fundamentally believes that true Catholics will avoid abortion regardless of what the government permits, and thus he can support legislation contrary to the Catholic viewpoint for the sake of those who are not Catholic and will try to procure abortions with or without government support. However, I think those are rather weak arguments. If you believe you know the truth, you want to spread the truth, especially when error is dangerous. Correcting an English student from "through Mama from the train a kiss" to "throw a kiss to Mama from the train" is not horribly vital, though it helps the student learn how to better communicate. Correcting an engineering student on his statics homework is much more vital, because if you crunch the numbers incorrectly, bridges collapse and buildings fall down. Moral truth is especially important, because of the damage to the soul. Thus if I believed life begins at conception, I cannot but warn people against abortion. Thanks, Tito. I suppose to be fair, though, I should try to think of other excuses for Biden than just deceit or schizophrenia. Maybe he really does hold a relativistic mindset in which the only truth is personal truth, and the freedom of personal truth trumps rights to life. Or maybe he fundamentally believes that true Catholics will avoid abortion regardless of what the government permits, and thus he can support legislation contrary to the Catholic viewpoint for the sake of those who are not Catholic and will try to procure abortions with or without government support. However, I think those are rather weak arguments. If you believe you know the truth, you want to spread the truth, especially when error is dangerous. Correcting an English student from “through Mama from the train a kiss” to “throw a kiss to Mama from the train” is not horribly vital, though it helps the student learn how to better communicate. Correcting an engineering student on his statics homework is much more vital, because if you crunch the numbers incorrectly, bridges collapse and buildings fall down. Moral truth is especially important, because of the damage to the soul. Thus if I believed life begins at conception, I cannot but warn people against abortion.

]]> By: Tito Edwards http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/10/09/religion-in-the-political-realm/#comment-79153 Tito Edwards Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:52:52 +0000 http://amcatholic.wordpress.com/?p=419#comment-79153 Senator Biden is a schizophrenic by his mere statement of "personally" believing in the sanctity of life, but "pubically" against it. Regardless, good article Ryan. Senator Biden is a schizophrenic by his mere statement of “personally” believing in the sanctity of life, but “pubically” against it.

Regardless, good article Ryan.

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