Links for 02/24/15 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Anthony Annett's piece is a very good takedown of both the collectivists and the capitalists (what the Kochs are pushing is not free market - its domination). His result shows that Church is essentially Christian Democrat - which is a form of big goverenment liberalism. It works although getting back there is not as easy as issuing papal letters. I actually have some ideas on that front that lead to more employee ownership and the firms thus created doing more of what the government does now. It is self-collective rather than government collectivism and it will likely work if money is thrown at it. The libertarians can even pretend to like it - the socialists too - if it succeeds.
On adding sexual orientation to the Human Rights billis in Wyoming and Utah, Utah wins. The Cheyenne Church wants more exempt positions (i.e., it wants to discriminate more). Here's the thing - if either diocese hires heterosexual employees inside a civil marriage (which is not allowed for Catholics) and then goes after civil gay marriages, that is simply bigotry and playing culture warrior again (which almost always means Republican operative - which some bishops sadly are). This is one area where we need to have the Church speak one voice - and not the voice Cardinals Burke or Rigali would use.
Most college students don't know civics, whether at Texas Tech or Loras (although Loras does a pretty good job). History, Poli Sci and especially watching the news are necessary for modern civil education. In my experience, between watching MASH and watchin Cronkite, Alan Alda won. Some things don't change. It is not like the day when every Senior Thesis was about a civic topic. We have not seen that in 100 years. In the end, the dating pool will sort things out so you have civil news watchers and the rest. Or not. I think being on the same page on this issue and science fiction is essential. As for Ted Cruz, Latinos though he was one of them - as opposed to a Cubano conservative who won't get their votes again.
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