I. Why Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a Bad Standard You may remember that Kathleen Kennedy Townsend wrote a singularly foolish piece for Newsweek claiming that Obama is more Catholic than the pope, because his views better represent American Catholics. In a particularly confused phrasing, she writes: When Obama meets the pope tomorrow, they’ll politely… Continue reading The Trouble with “Americanism”
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Mixed Emotions About the Death Penalty
A friend of mine from Mexico writes the following (warning: part of it is graphic): Hey Joe, you may have read this already, but just in case you haven’t. It speaks volumes: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/documents/rc_seg-st_doc_20010621_death-penalty_en.html As for my own views… I don’t know what to say, because I can tell you -because you will understand were I’m… Continue reading Mixed Emotions About the Death Penalty
The Death Penalty: Calling All Comments
A friend of mine who is in the process of moving from a vague atheism/agnosticism to Christianity of some sort (it remains to be seen), asks the following: Do you know of some Christian pro/con arguments on the Death Penalty? I am against the death penalty myself, at least in the First World (or anywhere… Continue reading The Death Penalty: Calling All Comments