Can a Catholic Be a Democrat?
Carlin, David
| Autor: | Carlin, David |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Religion - Socialissues |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 15.09.2006 |
| EAN: | 9781933184197 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 256 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Sophia Institute Press |
| Untertitel: | How the Party I Loved Became the Enemy of My Religion |
Produktinformationen "Can a Catholic Be a Democrat?"
When I told my friend that our new book is called Can a Catholic Be a Democrat?, he shot back, "Can a Catholic be a Republican?"That's a good question, since these days both parties endorse policies or engage in activities that contradict some or many Catholic teachings about abortion, poverty, immigration, war and peace, or other issues of life and justice.But that's not always been the case.Indeed, when author David Carlin was a young man, it was scandalous for a good Catholic to be anything but a good Democrat. In the pews, pubs, and union halls of America's cities, millions of poor European immigrants and their children pledged allegiance to the Church of Rome and the party of FDR.All that changed in the 1960s, with the rise of a new kind of Democrat: wealthy, secular, ideological. Even as Carlin served the party he loved -- twelve years as a Rhode Island state senator and once a candidate for Congress -- he could o
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