Why Tim Kaine Is Likely to Expand Democratic Faith Outreach as DNC Chair

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Gov Kaine and a new Catholicism in American political life

Many previous comments critical of Gov Kaine make the assumption that all Catholics are alike, and that increased Democratic outreach to people of faith will follow the same path as the corrupting influence of the Religious Right on the Republicans. But Gov Kaine is a different kind of Catholic from, for instance, the five Catholic conservatives appointed by Republican presidents to the Supreme Court. Gov Kaine is opposed to the arbitrariness of the death penalty in America, to the moral failure of the Iraq War, and to the growing gaps of educational and other opportunity in American life. He shares with Barack Obama a commitment to a new approach to solving the abortion problem, through advancing reduction strategies that promise to bring people of good will together in order to address the pressing concerns of both sides.

Tim Kaine represents a more idealistic future of Catholicism, and his personal convictions are a world apart from those of the men who pursued the many destructive policies of recent years in the name of religion.

Kaine and religous outreach

First, I loved having Dr. Dean as DNC. He gave new life to the DNC and was a visionary with his 50 state strategy which, I believe, expanded the Democratic majorities in Congress. Now this. I don't care for religion in politics. I will see how this plays out before I again support the DNC. I didn't like religon in Republican politics and I don't want to see it with the Demos.

I agree with priyanka of NY

Creating laws based on faith/religion leaves out everyone who doesn't have that faith/religion. Maybe the Dems think they need to play the game like the Reps to win. Maybe the pendulum needs to swing a little farther than many are comfortable with so we can get back to what this country was meant to be. Politics and religion need to be separate. I don't want someone else dictating my life just because they think I'm going to go to He!! if I want to buy a car on Sunday. How ridiculous.

Foolishness

Hooray, let's continue using religion to ruin the country. The dems are so spineless, but preferable to the morally bankrupt GOP.

how does perpetuating religious fantasy help governance?

Julie of CO:

i think you do not understand our constitutional system.

reagan and W did everything they can to end a woman's right to her uterus: they appointed federal judges who are anti-abortion. to this end, a majority of the US supreme court is now from one particular sectarian group, like tim kaine, roman catholic.

we do not yet know which legal consequences will arise because our "leaders" appointed jurists who repudiate science, in deference to an invisible bearded man who lives in the sky.

Just say no to jesus

I am an American Atheist, I'm more interested in hearing how I will be represented.

As long as both Democrats and Republicans keep the conversation going about religion they are alienating all the rest of us who are adult enough to think for themselves.

faith based

Interfacing religion with politics diminishes both religion and politics in this country. As a member of a minority religion I am so tired of the constant hype. Maybe Kaine could give it a rest and let people keep religion as part of their personal and social lives and not as a manipulative political tool.