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Dominant-Issue Voters
Deal W. Hudson Several Catholic leaders have recently commented that Catholics should not be “single issue” voters, meaning that they shouldn’t vote exclusively on the abortion issue. I agree. But it’s not necessary to be a single-issue voter to give the life issues the priority they deserve. Catholics should be “dominant issue” voters. The Catholic…
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Lobbying For The Bishops
Deal W. Hudson There are two things I need to bring to your attention… First, the biannual meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Colorado came and went last week. Of course, you’d never know it from the minimal coverage. This is a shame since the bishops released a very important…
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A Little Hard To Believe
Deal W. Hudson On Sunday, John Kerry told Iowa’s Telegraph Herald that he personally opposes abortion and believes that life begins at conception. The exact quote is as follows: “I oppose abortion, personally. I don’t like abortion. I believe life does begin at conception.” Amazing. You may recall the e-letter I sent you in February…
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The Marriage Amendment Fails… For Now
Deal W. Hudson As you probably already heard, an initial cloture vote – to end debate on the bill and send the amendment to a final up-or-down vote – was held on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the motion failed by a 48-50 margin. It’s a serious setback to the FMA’s progress, to be sure, but not a…
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Saint Malachi Predicts the Election of Pope Benedict XVI
Deal W. Hudson April 15, 2005 The election of Benedict XVI set predictable cries of joy and sorrow. Fortunately for the Church, the cries of joy far outnumber the cries of sorrow, even if the media refuses to see it. But another aftershock of April 19th is buzz sweeping the country about the medieval prophecies…
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Reaction to the State of the Church in America
Deal W. Hudson February 2006 My response to the report, State of the Catholic Church in America. “Bishops do not like to be scrutinized by the laity” was the reaction of a friend of mine to the news of this survey. He predicted that the bishops would be irritated, to say the least, at the presumption…
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Love Where There Could Have Been Hate
Deal W. Hudson March 1, 2006 I have just returned from Rome, where a senior member of the Curia asked me to tell readers of The Window the following story. You may have already heard its beginning but in all likelihood, not its end. On Sunday, February 5, 2006, while praying in his church, an…
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Ten Things Republicans Must Do To Keep the Religious Vote
Deal W. Hudson August 26, 2006 A recent New York Times article reported a Pew Forum poll showing that significantly fewer people view the Republican Party as “friendly” to religion. “The survey found that the proportion of Americans who say the Republican Party is friendly to religion fell 8 percentage points in the last year, to 47…
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An Evangelical Ponders the Presidency
Deal W. Hudson September 25, 2006 If you know the name Huckabee it’s probably from the popular movie or the highly publicized weight-loss campaign of the Arkansas Governor. My wife is politically astute and very knowledgeable. When I told her I was meeting with Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, she quickly replied, “Oh, he’s the…
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Pro-Life Physicians Have Fewer Malpractice Claims
Deal W. Hudson May 30, 2007 A historical survey is underway to study the medical malpractice rates of pro-life physicians. If those physicians prove to have lower malpractice rates it could lead to lower insurance premiums and lower costs for their patients. It also means that pro-life physicians could provide a set of best practices…
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