Links: Trump and Latinos, religious liberty and conservatives, Jesuit liturgists
The title is almost the whole post Indeed, on the NCR Facebook page, it is enough to draw comments without reading, much less reading the links.
Last minute memos from the desk of Donald Trump are not policy changes (but don't tell him that). Miller may not even know. I suspect he has not had an invitation to Shabbat dinner for quite some time. This is a harsher penalty than excommunication.
Funding formulae can change. They need not be linked to appropriations. To change apportionment would require a constitutional amendment. Trump is incoherent. He would cut the legislative power of states with migrants, especially the Red States in the South. National proportional representation in the House would kill the influence of small states. In the Senate? We would not need a Senate. Larger states could enact proportional representation now. It is entirely up to them. Of course, doing so has everyone vote. This may or may not be good for the left. The White working class are not frequent voters.
The current debate is not about religious liberty, it is about religious power. It always has been. The bishops want to assert power over the faithful. No honest definition of liberty allows such bad behavior.
In 2018, a vote for Democrats was a vote against Trump. In 2020, Republicans could vote party while voting against Trump directly. Ethnicity has nothing to do with it.
We can have Eucharist without having a priest caste. It can be a part of Shabbat dinner, especially if we focus on the real body of Christ - us. There is no holy priesthood without idolatry. Nor can Communion be used as a public weapon. If MSW likes candles and incense, every decent grocery has both scented candles and matzos. I don't expect the priests to negotiate the point, which makes ignoring them all the more legitimate.
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