Nov

14

Voting For Obama is Sin

Filed Under religion | Comments

So says a Cathloic Priest from South Carolina:

This action reenforces why politics should be kept out of Religion, and as a Catholic it insults me. Opposing Abortion is one thing, but to impose a statement like this during such trying times is plain stupidity. While abortion may be a terrible thing, to state voting for a candidate that showed he was better suited to lead the country is a sin, is ignoring so many issues we cannot afford to overlook. In a time in which we are fighting two wars, dealing with the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression I think abortion can take a back seat.

Nov

8

Stop the Protesting

Filed Under Free Speech, religion | Comments

I posted an article after the election telling people who didn’t like that Obama won to stop being sore losers and get over the fact that their candidate lost. I would be amiss for not doing the same for opponents to Proposition 8. It failed, and instead of accepting the fact that it did and move on, they decide to whine and protest in the streets causing issues and tie-ups. They harass Mormons, and label all of the State of Utah as bad and say we should boycott it.

While I don’t agree with the amount of money and support the Mormon Church put into the campaign, these actions aren’t going to change anything. Lets get something straight, while Utah may be the home of the Mormon Church (formally called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) not everyone in the state is a member of the church, and even if they are many have either expressed opposition or  simply don’t care. To have people boycott Utah does nothing more than take away money from the local economies when they need money the most.

Grow up, stop being sore losers. If you really want to do something use legal system, file lawsuits, file IRS complaints against the Mormon Church, but don’t take it out blindly on innocent people. Doing so is no better than what you are protesting against, ignorance. 

**My stance on the law itself is the government should allow any constenting adults to marry. Likewise the church shouldn’t care one way or another as the marriages are legal, and not religious. The church should have the right to deny marrying people but people shouldn’t be denied the right to marry. 

Oct

22

Crazy Religious Lady

Filed Under campaigns, religion | Comments

Apparently since I voted for Obama I need salvation. I wonder if anyone ever told her that Islam and Christianity came from the same trunk as did Judaism

Oct

1

Politics From the Pulpit

Filed Under Free Speech, religion | Comments

Over the weekend a group of 33 Pastors from 22 states came together to do something that has been against federal law for nearly half a century, they were going to endorse candidates for president. The campaign was called “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” and was organized by the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative legal group based in Arizona.

In a statement, Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel for ADF said:

ADF is not trying to get politics into the pulpit. Churches can decide for themselves that they either do or don’t want their pastors to speak about electoral candidates. The point of the Pulpit Initiative is very simple: The IRS should not be the one making the decision by threatening to revoke a church tax-exempt status. We need to get the government out of the pulpit.

The original law was introduced by Lyndon Johnson in 1954, and it prevents Pastors from endorsing candidates while in their official capacity as clergy. Should they choose to endorse a candidate they can lose their tax-exempt status. All of the pastors who took part have sent their speeches to the IRS in hopes of sparking a legal fight over the law.

All of these pastors examined the candidates on the basis of moral qualities, usually in regards to the stance on Abortion and gay rights. In a time when we are fighting two wars, and in one of the worse economic disasters in the country’s history, is a candidate’s stance on two seemingly small issues all that important in hindsight?

All this campaign is doing is bringing the obvious out of the closet. Given the values of the church and the relatively minimal changes in party stances over the last decade or so, its not hard to determine what candidate is the “more morally right” candidate.

Mass is suppose to be a time to pray and reflect on what you’ve done and what you can do to improve yourself. Its not a time for politics. Its a time for healing. Keep the politics for another time and place.

An interview with one of the pastors

The Website of the campaign can be found here. It includes a video and mp3 radio ads

Pro-Life groups have already filed complaints with the IRS over the campaign.