Category: Catholic vote
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How to Vote Catholic: Part II-Marriage and the Family
By Deal W. Hudson “A man and a woman united in marriage, together with their children, form a family. This institution is prior to any recognition by public authority, which has an obligation to recognize it. It should be considered the normal reference point by which the different forms of family relationship are to be…
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Will America Last? — The 2016 Election
By Deal W. Hudson It’s tempting to say that the coming presidential election of 2016 is the most important in American history. What gives me pause is the number of times this has been said before, including by myself. But this time, I cannot help but believe it’s true. Why? Terrorism: A storm is gathering…
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Will Pro-Life Catholics Vote for Donald Trump?
By Deal W. Hudson After his impressive victory in the South Carolina primary, the GOP nomination of Donald Trump is very likely. Marco Rubio may pick up some support from Jeb Bush’s overdue decision to leave the race, but Ted Cruz has established a national network of highly-energized Evangelical activists who are not wavering. When…
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Just Who Is “Us”?
By Deal W. Hudson Recently, I spoke to a group of pro-life leaders about the 2016 election. I made the following remarks with the hope that the Trump and Cruz factions can eventually “kiss and make up.” *** I’m going to address the question, “Who Is Us?” In recent weeks criticism has been leveled at…
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Will America Last? The 2016 Election
Published Jan. 11, 2016 at The Christian Review It’s tempting to say that the coming presidential election of 2016 is the most important in American history. What gives me pause is the number of times this has been said before, including by myself. But this time, I cannot help but believe it’s true. Why? Terrorism:…
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Mike Huckabee’s Anti-Catholic Problem
Deal W. Hudson Published January 2, 2008 Author’s note: I no longer consider Pastor John Hagee as anti-Catholic. What happened, however, with Rev. Tim Rude and Tim LaHaye remains relevant to Huckabee as a political candidate. Gov. Mike Huckabee will be a major player in the run for the GOP presidential nomination regardless of whether…
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Robert Novak–The Catholic Vote: Does It Swing?
Note: Robert (Bob) Novak was America’s premiere political reporter for decades until he died at age 78 in 2007. His work, starting at the Chicago Sun-Times and continuing through the Wall Street Journal, CNN’s “Crossfire,” and Fox News, is well-chronicled. In 1998, the year of this article, Novak was received into the Catholic Church by…
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Is It Time for a Catholic Tea Party?
Deal W. Hudson Published February 11, 2010 Over 750 “tea parties” were held on April 15 of last year, protesting the excesses of the Obama administration – in particular, the pork-stuffed stimulus bill. Initially, the mainstream media tried to ignore the movement. They downplayed its size and influence, until the steady slide of President Obama’s…
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Pro-Life Voters and the Culture
Deal W Hudson “Social conservatism” has long been the Good Housekeeping brand in pro-life politics. Its usefulness, however, has come to an end, not because the moral commitments it signifies are any less important, but because politics is about attracting voters. A new language that in no way compromises the principles of life, marriage, and…
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The Self-Examination of a Politically Active Catholic
Deal W. Hudson Over the last four national elections, I have led outreach efforts to Catholic voters, specifically those who attend Mass regularly. During each campaign, I stressed the political importance of the settled, or non-negotiable issues as taught by the Catholic Church: opposition to abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia, fetal stem cell experimentation, and religious…
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