Goes to TwelveMark S. Lee
Posts Tagged ‘religion’
Obama and the Catholic Vote
2004: Catholic vote goes 52-47 for George W. Bush 2008: Catholic vote goes 54-45 for Barack Obama Obama did gain in nearly all demographic groups compared to John Kerry, but this one in particular carries special significance for me. Looks like those bishops flinging fire and brimstone upon Catholics thinking of voting Democratic didn’t work [...]
Yes, We Can (Ignore every other issue except abortion when it comes to voting)
Warning: controversy ahead! I’ve written earlier on the dilemmas facing modern Catholics in America, and those dilemmas are all the more pressing in this election year. The NY Times has an excellent article on the Catholic vote, “Catholic Church Is Riven By Internal Debate,” and it cuts to the heart of the crisis of authority [...]
“Raised Catholic”: Religion in Modern America
How many times have you heard someone refer to themselves as “raised Catholic”? Quit often, right? Of course, those describing themselves as such are usually implying that they are no longer practicing Catholics, and anyone can anecdotally say that there’s a pretty large contingent in America that describes themselves as such. Now there are some [...]