Category: Culture
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Senator Brownback on the Case for John McCain
Deal W. Hudson January 21, 2008 Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) is the leading pro-life Catholic in the Senate. After withdrawing from the race for the GOP presidential nomination, he endorsed Senator John McCain (R-AZ). His choice of McCain surprised some of Brownback’s supporters, so I asked him about his endorsement. ♦ ♦ ♦ Deal W.…
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Why I Don’t Trust Mitt Romney
Deal W. Hudson January 28, 2008 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has positioned himself as a pro-life, pro-family “social conservative,” and has received the endorsement of some prominent social conservatives. But Massachusetts-area grassroots Catholics familiar with his record as governor are mystified by that support. Their view of Romney is that his “conversion” to social conservatism…
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Is the Catholic Vote Giving John McCain the GOP Lead?
Deal W. Hudson January 31, 2008 When Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed “maverick” Senator John McCain (R-AZ), many scratched their heads. But his endorsement, which bucked the conservative establishment trend toward Mitt Romney, has provided the winning edge for McCain. Brownback surprised people with his support of McCain…
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Are U.S. Dollars Supporting Abortion in China?
Deal W. Hudson February 4, 2008 The mission of the Global Fund is to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis around the world. Since 2004, this Swiss organization has received over $3 billion, one-third of its entire budget, from the United States. A study just released by the Gerard Health Foundation provides evidence that Global Fund…
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Nation’s Top Pro-Life Judicial Activist Speaks Out on John McCain
Deal W. Hudson February 5, 2008 Manny Miranda is recognized as the leading national activist for conservative judicial appointments. He surprised people by endorsing Sen. John McCain for president, in spite of criticism of the Arizona senator’s role in the “Gang of 14,” a bipartisan effort to deal with the Senate backlog of Bush’s judicial…
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McCain Scores with Catholics on Super Tuesday
Deal W. Hudson February 7, 2008 On Super Tuesday, exit polling on the Catholic vote was done in only 10 of the 22 GOP primary states. Senator John McCain won the Catholic vote in 8 out of 10 of those states. Gov. Mitt Romney won Catholics in Massachusetts and Georgia, while Gov. Mike Huckabee continued…
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A John Paul II Catholic Runs for Office in Florida
Deal W. Hudson February 13, 2008 Tom Rooney is Catholic and pro-life, and he is running for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 16th Congressional District. Rooney comes from a football family; his grandfather, Art Rooney Sr., founded the Pittsburg Steelers in 1933. Former Army captain and JAG (Judge Advocate General), Rooney will need all his experience…
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Preacher Man – Barack Obama and the Gospel of Liberalism
Deal W. Hudson February 17, 2008 Pro-life activist John Jakubczyk writes about Barack Obama, “He is an attractive, articulate voice for secular liberalism.” Yes, the message is secular liberalism, but the voice is that of a preacher. Senator Obama sounds more like a minister than the real minister in the race, Gov. Mike Huckabee. When you listen…
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Douglas Kmiec and the Lure of Obama
Deal W. Hudson February 20, 2008 In a “Window” from last week, I addressed Catholic law professor Doug Kmiec, who had written an article in Slate titled “Reaganites for Obama?” In that piece, Kmiec made an argument encapsulated in the following sentence:”Beyond life issues, an audaciously hope-filled Democrat like Obama is a Catholic natural.” I criticized him…
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Georgia Bishops Oppose State Human Life Amendment
Deal W. Hudson February 24, 2008 Last year, Georgia Right to Life introduced a Human Life Amendment (HR 536) in the state legislature that would amend the Georgia constitution to define the human person and protect unborn life from the threat of abortion. Hearings were held last week by the Georgia Judiciary Committee in the…
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