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fvck you US bishops
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
for some reason, they think being the leaders of a superstitious cult gives them the right to influence government policy. i wish THEY had been aborted, tards.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Catholic bishops told President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday his election was not a referendum on abortion, even though a majority of Catholics helped elect him despite an abortion rights stand the bishops oppose.
In particular, the bishops said, they were alarmed that his election might provide support for federal legislation which could overturn all state-level restrictions on abortion.
"The recent election was principally decided out of concern for the economy, for the loss of jobs and homes and financial security for families, here and around the world," Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a statement issued on their behalf.
"If the election is misinterpreted ideologically as a referendum on abortion, the unity desired by President-elect Obama and all Americans at this moment of crisis will be impossible to achieve," he added.
"Aggressively pro-abortion policies, legislation and executive orders will permanently alienate tens of millions of Americans, and would be seen by many as an attack on the free exercise of their religion," George said.
The bishops, ending their semi-annual meeting in Baltimore, had directed George to issue the statement after discussions indicating their frustration and fears about the abortion issue.
Some bishops actively opposed Obama because he believes women have the right to choose whether to have an abortion. The bishops' group in a general pre-election statement urged Catholic voters to make their choices as a matter of conscience considering all life issues.
Obama won 52 percent of the Catholic vote to 47 percent for Sen. John McCain, according to exit polls.
George said the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 which legalized abortion was "bad law" and it might be enshrined in legislation in the Freedom of Choice Act, the latest version of which was introduced in the last session of the U.S. Congress.
That proposal, he said, would preempt the 50 states from trying to impose restraints on abortion, such as parental notification or protecting the lives of "infants born alive after a failed abortion." Under the proposal the law would come in effect if Roe v. Wade were overturned.
But Steve Krueger, national director of Catholic Democrats, a group which backed Obama, said the Democratic Party's platform, under Obama's guidance, backed for the first time a strategy for reducing abortions.
"The Democrats embraced the moral dimension of abortion in a totally new way this year," added Patrick Whelan, president of Catholic Democrats. "We thoughtfully argued throughout the campaign that President-elect Obama was the candidate who would best protect the sanctity of life by working to reduce the number of abortions, in part by working to address a broad range of social issues that are intimately connected to it."
(Editing by Andrew Stern and Cynthia Osterman) |
http://www.reuters.com/article/life...E4AB9MR20081112 |
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| chach |
| Dude I live in the US and don't even worry bout getting riled up over garbage. You're a million miles away you should be concerning yourself with bigger and better things, like how your gonna level up in your fav RTS. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
for some reason, they think being the leaders of a superstitious cult gives them the right to influence government policy. |
meh, it worked way back in the day :) |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by chach
Dude I live in the US and don't even worry bout getting riled up over garbage. You're a million miles away |
yeah, they do it here too though :/
| quote: | Originally posted by chach
like how your gonna level up in your fav RTS. |
hehe, i watch several replays a week as well as getting in a few games ;) |
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| spiralhelix |
The church is run by old white men. The US government used to be run by old white men. Of course they feel threatened that they won't get their way ala creationism in schools, outrageously simple and un-viable internet censorship and generally hampering scientific and logical thought.
But on the positive side, it's a sign that the religious right is losing influence on the government.
| quote: | | Dude I live in the US and don't even worry bout getting riled up over garbage. You're a million miles away |
Not riled mate. Just concerned because even being a million miles away, silly stuff that happens on your side of the world impacts silly stuff on this side of the world. |
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| Elec |
"Aggressively pro-abortion policies, legislation and executive orders will permanently alienate tens of millions of Americans, and would be seen by many as an attack on the free exercise of their religion," George said."
They make it sound like Obama will make people have abortions :stongue: |
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| ReclusNdangrmnt |
| quote: | Originally posted by Elec
"Aggressively pro-abortion policies, legislation and executive orders will permanently alienate tens of millions of Americans, and would be seen by many as an attack on the free exercise of their religion," George said."
They make it sound like Obama will make people have abortions :stongue: |
I can see it now...
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| nefardec |
| actually i think the bishops want to YOU |
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| boris_the_bear |
| any c0r version of the OP? |
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| Alex |
| quote: | Originally posted by spiralhelix
The church is run by old white men. The US government used to be run by old white men. Of course they feel threatened that they won't get their way ala creationism in schools, outrageously simple and un-viable internet censorship and generally hampering scientific and logical thought. |
Catholics don't want creationism taught in schools :p
I've made my points about the abortion issue before, it's one Roman Catholics focus too much on and the Bishops in the US should believe in what they preach and let the decision be that of the person involved. That way it's between them and god.
And PKC, it's not a superstitious cult, it's a worldwide religion.
Don't be such a generalizing ignorant little **** all the time, it's really quite annoying.
You have a bone to pick with religion and know absolutely nothing on the subject.
You probably don't even know what being an Atheist means :p |
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| Trance Nutter |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
actually i think the bishops want to YOU |
pkc's not an 8 year old altarboy |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alex
Don't be such a generalizing ignorant little **** all the time, it's really quite annoying. |
i like being like that. |
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