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As Catholics Go, So Goes the Nation

ArtF. Wrote: Jun 05, 2012 3:19 AM

Your faith in Catholics is not well founded as to supporting religious freedom, or even Christian doctrine. Two recent examples; first a large group of dysfunctional Nuns are in a battle with the Vatican over Catholic doctrine, whereas the Nuns think that homosexuality equate to Catholic doctrine, and the Vatican loudly disagrees. The best thing the Vatican can do is to DUMP those wayward Nuns and odd Priests. Second, a recent Barna survey in New Jersey reflects that 65% of polled Catholics do NOT believe that Jesus Christ was "sinless" and therefore, apparently do NOT believe He is actually the Son of God. Not substantially different from Mormons Doctrine.

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As Catholics Go, So Goes the Nation

Worry about eroding religious freedom could sway Catholic voters further away from President Barack Obama, and the Catholic voting bloc typically predicts the winner in presidential elections.

Yet, as conservatives continue to pound Obama in ads geared toward the faithful, some Catholics who care about the president's slip in polls plan to campaign for him on social media sites. Both sides, campaign strategists say, are trying to secure the important vote.

"Catholic voters are a critical and crucial part of winning the election," said Burns Strider, a Washington-based strategist the Democrats brought on to hold Catholic and evangelical voters after the...

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