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New Religious Left Skirmish: Catholics for Choice Attacks Obama Pick

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God blessed me with a rational mind and the ability to discern that a loving God does not want us to foster indiscrininate breeding leading to starving bloated stomach children suffering a cruel, brutish and short life when that same God has give us the means to choose otherwise.

Chester Just of FL 10:32PM January 19, 2010

there nis no such thing as a Catholic for choice. There are very few things that the church adamantly opposes and abortion is one of them. You can be pro choice.....you can be Catholic....but you can't be both at the same time. These [people who decide to pick and choose are the same ones who followed Martin Luther away from the true church.....if you don't like the rules, form a new religion and call it truth.....I don't think so....pathetic

terycarl of IN 11:01PM December 14, 2009

I am a Catholic.
Morality aside, I believe that the right to a safe abortion is a public health issue.It should be part of a health program.
On a matter related to women's health, people may be unaware that some employee health insurance programs impose a "rider" or extra premium for employees to receive maternity benefits. What kind of health program is that?
There are many "moral" issues in this world that people have to decide upon, individually, with advice and consent, including having an abortion, waging war, imposing taxes, upholding workers' rights, and on and on. We need to focus on what is fair an equitable for both sexes and for all income groups.

Nancy Baum of IL 9:49AM November 12, 2009

What these people don't realize is that they are no longer Catholics, they just think they are. Anyone who advocates or participates in abortion has excommunicated themselves because it is a heresy to go against the teachings of the Church. So what we are seeing here is a "Lie" nicely packaged and supported by foolish individuals who once were Catholic. This makes other Catholics who don't know the teaching of the Church think it's somehow alright if Catholic's support Pro-Choice but what that is ...is a great help to a very pro-abortion administration and a group of former Catholics leading other Catholics to dissent by ignorance. Unbelievable! I choose to pray, pray and pray all the more.

Joanne of CT 7:20PM August 01, 2009

Truth is that the Catholic Catechism states very clearly that abortion is wrong. As a Christian it is wrong to kill.
People can try to twist the Truth but they are simply not speaking the Truth if you say I am for abortion and I am a Catholic or Christian. It's not like being in a buffet line where you can pick which morals you will follow. God gave christians the Light of Truth and you can not just pick and choose what parts you want to follow.
It's simple. Ask yourself if this is love for all humans involved in this situation. If the answer is no then you are not follow Jesus.
Abortion is not Love for the unborn human baby.

ComPassion of IN 7:09AM August 01, 2009

These attacks from Catholics for Choice are beyond silly – and proof, once again, that those who take extreme positions on both sides of the abortion debate are far more interested in promoting the “culture wars” than finding common ground so we can work together for social justice and the common good. Fortunately, most people of faith are tired of the wars and find organizations like Catholics for Choice increasingly irrelevant.

Stephanie of DC 4:14PM June 10, 2009

I don't know why the author even bothered to treat this as a newsworthy story. Catholics for Choice is an oxymoron. The views of Jon O'Brien are so out of step with Catholic dogma that they are probably grounds for excommunication. Catholics for Choice is nothing more than a public relations front organization without any real dues paying membership, kind of like the organizations dreamt up by Big Oil to deny global warming, or the "scientific" groups invented by Big Tobacco to let us know all the wonderful health benefits of pack-a-day smoking.

leeallen of NY 8:51AM June 09, 2009

This is in response to John Warren's posting.
How can someone be "pro unintrusive government" yet "pro God and Christianity; pro life; pro marriage; pro traditional and Judeo Christian values; pro Bible reading and prayer in our public schools, pro Christians schools and private education."
Sounds pretty intrusive to me.

Person living in America in the 21st century of CA 9:09PM June 06, 2009

In 2012 we must vote for Governor Mitt Romney to become our President starting on January 20, 2013 , and we must vote for Governor Sarah Palin to become our Vice President on January 20, 2013 bcause of their superior rightwing conservative philosophy . Their superior rightwing conservative philosophy is shown in that they are pro God and Christianity, pro life, pro marriage; pro guns-second amendment, pro low taxes, pro low government spending; pro small government, pro unintrusive government, pro traditional and Judeo Christian values; pro Bible reading and prayer in our public schools, pro Christians schools and private education , pro private and free enterprise; pro military spending, anti arms agreements with Russia, pro creation; pro nuclear, pro conservative supreme court judges, pro American sovereignty; pro capitalism, anti communist, anti socialist; conservative on immigration, and pro constitution. Barack Obama and Joe Biden are of the inferior liberal and left wing ideology in that they are against every thing that Governors Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are for and they are for every thing that Governors Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are against
John Warren

John Warren of NJ 4:28PM June 06, 2009

Kelley's appointment was also criticized by the far right fringe Catholic News Agency. I think that shows that Obama is doing something right. I've always been a fan of the work that Catholics in Alliance has done and look forward to seeing Kelley succeed in her new role.

Dave of DC 10:16AM June 06, 2009