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17. I was just about to post the same. Catholics have been heading to the GOP for the last few decades.

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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 05:41 PM

Mar 2013

muriel_volestrangler nailed it...again.

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About this whole Catholic-trashing thing--I offer the following, [View all] Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 OP

I admit I was a poor student in high school, but how did I miss "Adlai Stevenson's presidency"? Scuba Mar 2013 #1

That was a rather glaring error, wasn't it? MineralMan Mar 2013 #7

I think if you're Catholic Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #14

the point is anti-Catholicism was an issue in BainsBane Mar 2013 #74

Highly recommended. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #2

Then you support trashing Catholics. Good n/t Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #4

No, I support not trashing them nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #5

Oh! I get it! So Catholic bigotry is good, but anti-Catholic "bigotry" is bad Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #10

Why do you insist on insulting Nadin and putting words in her mouth? Dragonfli Mar 2013 #21

The poster believes no "bigotry" is acceptable... Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #23

Who is defending the hierarchy? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #28

Let's review Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #43

Piss poor review, intentionally misleading in fact Dragonfli Mar 2013 #44

Piss poor understanding of the English language nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #46

I can see that you blame the many for the crimes of the few, Dragonfli Mar 2013 #37

I've been saying exactly this in a couple of threads union_maid Mar 2013 #70

Doubtful, one thing I have learned is hatred deafens the mind and eats the soul /nt Dragonfli Mar 2013 #73

Thank you for your post Tumbulu Mar 2013 #75

Catholic Charities is wonderful. Some Protestant churches are JDPriestly Mar 2013 #82

I don't doubt it for a second, my late wife's business partner grew up Dragonfli Mar 2013 #104

When forced to identify my beliefs, I generally say something like "pagan/Buddhist" Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #136

Very good statement. Thanks. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #144

K&R I am with you. No fucking way am I going to let them celebrate election of homophobic bigot, idwiyo Mar 2013 #63

the "military hunta collaborator" has been soundly debunked magical thyme Mar 2013 #129

Ill take Caterina's word about 2 Jesuit priests for now and drop the collaborator accusation. idwiyo Mar 2013 #132

Thanks for saying what I did not say. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #26

Isn't the "respond to a fictional statement instead of the post" brigade wonderful? Posteritatis Mar 2013 #31

They are...nerves must have been seriously hit. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #47

This poster just has a beef with Nadin Taverner Mar 2013 #123

You should stick with addressing the content of the post and not the person writing it. Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #134

I'm missing the logic here. n/t pnwmom Mar 2013 #8

There is nothing to miss. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #18

I hope you would include those who completely ignore the many JDPriestly Mar 2013 #79

At the moment we are talking of the current nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #80

I thought porn was the outrage of the day? RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #3

Daniel Berrigan was a Catholic priest. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #6

Weren't both of the Berrigans Catholic priests? n/t pnwmom Mar 2013 #9

Yes WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #11

I believe Bishop Oscar Romero mitchtv Mar 2013 #140

but were they porn stars? kwassa Mar 2013 #60

"Historically, the Catholics have been a mainstay of political liberalism in the US." LAGC Mar 2013 #12

I was just about to post the same. Catholics have been heading to the GOP for the last few decades. progressoid Mar 2013 #17

Maybe because we tell them they suck and don't want them? (nt) The Straight Story Mar 2013 #107

It's because White Catholics are increasingly an aging demographic, trending conservative just as Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #128

Maybe we told them Black people and Gay people don't suck and they left us. progressoid Mar 2013 #133

Defining "Catholics" as "white Catholics" is a little dishonest. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #32

Indeed, white Catholics are fleeing the church in droves. LAGC Mar 2013 #36

I posted those figures in answer to a particular question: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #65

Wrong. Liberal, not Democratic. Still are. DirkGently Mar 2013 #48

Yes. With regard to these issues, there are really two Protestant directions. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #85

Regardless, the attempt to generalize is nasty & unsupportable. DirkGently Mar 2013 #86

My area has lots of Catholics who vote for Democrats. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #89

catholics vote more democratic than protestants. and latino catholics don't just 'lean' dem, HiPointDem Mar 2013 #99

The Maryknolls, the Catholic Workers-- Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #138

I loved the Catholics in my area growing up. Jamastiene Mar 2013 #13

+1 stevenleser Mar 2013 #19

There's a fair amount of "Mary worshippers" venom under the surface here. DirkGently Mar 2013 #50

I'm glad you have found peace liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #66

Catholics are not a mainstay of political libreralism... MellowDem Mar 2013 #15

I'm just wondering which religious people are the most culpable DirkGently Mar 2013 #88

Oh please... MellowDem Mar 2013 #130

Well, no. The "red herring" is that Catholic liberals DirkGently Mar 2013 #139

They vote more democratic than protestants. and are more liberal on social issues than the HiPointDem Mar 2013 #100

Hispanics vote Democratic more than whites... MellowDem Mar 2013 #131

and whites are less liberal generally than hispanics (or blacks) is all *you're* saying. White HiPointDem Mar 2013 #137

Liberal Catholics should boycott the Church, financially. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2013 #16

I do that treestar Mar 2013 #25

Oh shit, you are going to be accused of bigotry. Just watch. idwiyo Mar 2013 #39

No kidding. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #98

I kind of feel sorry for them. I would feel sick if I found that one of the non-religious charities idwiyo Mar 2013 #106

Nuns, who were my teachers, made a feminist out of me long before Cleita Mar 2013 #20

The nuns taught you that you "could accomplish what goals you wanted rhett o rick Mar 2013 #30

There never was one of those to get in my way, because I didn't let them. Cleita Mar 2013 #35

I applaud the victories of the nuns. I know Catholics and have known nuns and priests and rhett o rick Mar 2013 #40

I agree. It's time for them to come out of the Middle Ages and start Cleita Mar 2013 #41

Well said. nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #42

This paragraph says it (O.P.) in a slightly different way: UTUSN Mar 2013 #22

A very long history with many people treestar Mar 2013 #24

It's a difference between European Platonism RainDog Mar 2013 #27

I wish I would have taken my mom's offer to send me to St. Edwards here in Cleveland.... WCGreen Mar 2013 #29

If I can be held responsible for the "evils" of my gender, then Catholics... TheMadMonk Mar 2013 #33

That's just it. There are bad people in every group of people. There are bad people here on DU. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #67

Sorry, but I'm yet to meet a Catholic who understands what Jesus taught. talkingmime Mar 2013 #34

Or Catholics are too intelligent to take the Bible literally. DirkGently Mar 2013 #49

How is it bigoted? idwiyo Mar 2013 #51

Really? Catholics are "wrapped in ritual" & don't know Jeeesus? DirkGently Mar 2013 #53

Catholics are not wrapped in ritual? Of course they are, and so are other religions. All of them are idwiyo Mar 2013 #56

Your first silly, smug assumption is that I'm a believer. DirkGently Mar 2013 #83

For an atheist, you sure do protest much. LAGC Mar 2013 #92

Just not the jackass type. Did you have a response to my actual post? DirkGently Mar 2013 #93

There have been studies that have shown... LAGC Mar 2013 #95

Oh noooooo. These posters both know more than ANY religious person. DirkGently Mar 2013 #97

+1. You find some of the same posters doing the same routine about fat people, walmart white HiPointDem Mar 2013 #102

Ayn Rand? How did that sneak in? I won't wast my time on that crap. talkingmime Mar 2013 #110

Where the hell did I say you are a believer? Can you point it to me please? idwiyo Mar 2013 #108

Your view is a tad on the bigoted side nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #52

... idwiyo Mar 2013 #58

It's a simple observation. I've been to Catholic churches, Protestant churches, talkingmime Mar 2013 #114

Given Catholics accept evolution nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #115

Actually, that's exactly my view on it. If you don't take "six days" literally,... talkingmime Mar 2013 #117

Religious iirc nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #118

"iirc"? What does that stand for? talkingmime Mar 2013 #119

Net slang for If I Remember Correctly. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #120

Ah, got it. So the movie is just called "Religious". talkingmime Mar 2013 #121

I am looking for it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #122

Suggestion for you--since you seem to regard yourself corneliamcgillicutty Mar 2013 #54

Yoohooo more bigotry!!!! nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #62

These smug, self-satisfied little atheists give the rest us non-believers a bad name. DirkGently Mar 2013 #91

Pray to tell who gave you permission to speak for the rest of the atheists? idwiyo Mar 2013 #109

God. talkingmime Mar 2013 #111

Must be :) :) :) idwiyo Mar 2013 #113

Sorry. I couldn't resist. talkingmime Mar 2013 #116

You. Are. Bad. Really bad. idwiyo Mar 2013 #124

Well, it WAS one of those shoes that fit! talkingmime Mar 2013 #125

Coffee. All over IPad. AND white sofa. idwiyo Mar 2013 #126

Oh shit. Sorry. talkingmime Mar 2013 #127

Would I have to wear a collar? talkingmime Mar 2013 #112

No collar--just have your MENSA membership corneliamcgillicutty Mar 2013 #141

Yeah, I wish. I'm not even close to MENSA level. And I do wear a collar. talkingmime Mar 2013 #142

I am very happy to recommend this post. MissMarple Mar 2013 #38

I haven't been a catholic since college, but I learned social justice and compassion from the nuns s-cubed Mar 2013 #45

Just like with other groups of people it is the younger generations that change the way they view liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #72

The religious beliefs aren't what's at issue here lbrtbell Mar 2013 #55

Some people stay in a faith & try to make it mean something better. DirkGently Mar 2013 #96

I was touched by the Pope's first public mass. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #57

Too bad he doesn't give a fuck about Gays, doesn't respect women enough to let them decide idwiyo Mar 2013 #59

Yes, and I'm sure you are perfect of course. I love the ignore button. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #61

Oh fuck. You actually went as low as to excuse homophobia and misogyny. Well done. idwiyo Mar 2013 #64

"Gay marriage is Satan's work." Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #68

Wow. Really? Apophis Mar 2013 #71

Can you post on the other listserv to tell them their historical knowledge is appalling? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #69

can republicans as a group still be bashed here? logic in thread says no lunasun Mar 2013 #76

How BIGOTED and broad-brushed to trash the GOP! It has done great things in the past! Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #84

there are moderate republicans out there that are willing to reach across the isle liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #87

You truly missed the satiric point of the post. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #90

No, I don't think they did. DirkGently Mar 2013 #94

I think everyting has been said concerning Catholicism pro and con. defacto7 Mar 2013 #77

That would be German HORDES... LAGC Mar 2013 #101

Ahhhhh.... defacto7 Mar 2013 #103

When was Adlai Stevenson's presidency? JDPriestly Mar 2013 #78

K&R for giving a damn about the feelinbgs of Catholic DUers...I'm not Catholic but they aren't Rowdyboy Mar 2013 #81

I have a similar problem with Boy Scouts, their policies really infuriate me. gordianot Mar 2013 #105

Recommended Hekate Mar 2013 #135

Certainly matches my experience. JNelson6563 Mar 2013 #143