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Authors, sign in!This week's question for the Dallas Morning News' Texas Faith panel of clergy is a challenging one:
The Catholic bishops in Dallas and Fort Worth co-wrote a letter read from church pulpits this month. The letter said: "To vote for a candidate who supports the intrinsic evil of abortion or "abortion rights" when there is a morally acceptable alternative would be to cooperate in the evil - and, therefore, morally impermissible." Some local Catholics took that as a de facto endorsement of John McCain, given the positions that he and Barack Obama take on abortion.Here's the question: Were the bishops offering appropriate moral guidance based on Catholic dogma? Or did they cross a line either from a theological or constitutional perspective? Should clergy offer such specific guidance on issues of political importance that clearly benefit a particular candidate or political party? (Texas Faith: Politics and Abortion)
You can read the answers and replies here.
I invite your replies here or at the Dallas Morning News site.
Published October 23, 2008 by Gerald Britt |
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Gerald, you have hit on a very divisive issue. The Pro Life movement is dominated by the issue of abortion and has shown little other concern about the sanctity of life that demands respect for others, regardless of religious or ethnic status. Should the religious community be just as concerned about death caused by war, hunger, and disease?
Personally, I am very much opposed to abortion as a means for birth control. But that doesn't mean I am in favor of civil law usurping the individuals freedom of choice concerning the biological functions of their own bodies. When government determines sexual habits and choice of the individual, it has denied the God given freedom of man choosing his relationship with God.
Posted by Ken Poland
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October 24, 2008 12:16 AM
Posted on October 24, 2008 00:16