I wonder.

[mmonk]

When religious institutions shift away from being a faith organization to a partisan rightwing Republican organization, do they calculate or take into consideration a loss of membership such a shift produces?

[Vinca]

1. They will when the collection plate comes back empty.

[mmonk]

2. LOL. I guess we will see.

[RKP5637]

3. Maybe not, as the like thinkers environment intensifies ... they are converting the

world (in their minds) to be just like them ... so current numbers might not matter to them, it's just a temporary setback (in their minds).

[mmonk]

4. I know the majority of Catholics have been

Democrats and still trend that way. Seems way high risk to me. And since rightwingers already have Churches they attend, it makes it appear even that more reckless to me.

[GoCubsGo]

5. I think it's crazy, too.

This is the kind of stuff that has been driving people away from the Catholic church for decades. I can't believe they're getting even more aggressive in pushing it.

[mmonk]

6. US Bishops seem more power hungry these days.

Or is it relevant?