Friday, January 27, 2017

Links for 01/27/17

Links for 01/27/17: At HuffPost, Carol Kuruvilla on the Rev. Franklin Graham's declaration that President Trump's decision to bar refugees from Syria is "not a Bible issue." The good reverend did not di...

MGB:_Helping refugees is a Bible issue.  How to deal with Syria is a matter for the Koran. I favor unifying Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan under the Hashemite Crown.

Chaput suggests that Trump go to Notre Dame to share his evolution from pro-choice to pro-life.  That’s funny (Trump is currently pandering).  What Chaput and the movement need to hear is the countless voices who have gone the other way.

It is good that OSV is covering all sides. Sadly, neither the conference or the coverage named the real problem, capitalism. Someone always must be in charge. In business, cooperative autonomy is best. For personal morality, personal autonomy is no sin.

The Cardinal needs to talk to the governor. As long as Chicago has gun control and the suburbs do not, the violence will continue. Stopping it requires state action.

The missing piece is that on political opinions the USCCB needs to spend more time listening to those of us who fund them. Providing moral guidance is one thing, speaking for us without listening is quite another. Sadly, they are listening to the loudest and agriest voices in their flock.


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