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Bishop Robert Lynch of Florida Condemns Bigotry towards LGBT people, and Muslims; Calls for Ban on Assault Rifles

Posted on June 13, 2016 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

Reposted here with permission, some prompt and necessary words in a blogpost by Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Florida. ORLANDO, ORLANDO WE LOVE YOU Today I write with a heavy heart arising from the tragedy which occurred in the…

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In Orlando’s Wake, Catholic Ministry Calls on Church Leaders to Condemn Anti-LGBT Violence

Posted on June 13, 2016 by freecatholic808 — 4 Comments

Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on June 12, 2016, in response to the mass shooting at a gay and lesbian nightclub in Orlando, Florida, earlier that day.…

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A Woman Leads: US Politics 2016

Posted on June 8, 2016 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

There is no shortage of men in power. No shortage of men who are ready to issue warnings and threaten punishment for straying from the party line. No shortage of men ready to hold forth in front of cameras. And…

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A resource for the election season! From the US Bishops!

Posted on May 12, 2016 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Wow! The bishops have finally been moved to speak out, and possibly help Catholics deal with the poisonous rhetoric from the GOP stable of once aspiring Presidential hopefuls, and their now firmly established presumptive nominee. An electronic flyer has just…

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Bernie Sanders on Poverty

Posted on May 7, 2016 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

Bernie Sanders, candidate for President, says what the United States bishops should be proclaiming from every pulpit; what they should be saying at every society dinner they attend, every TV appearance they make, every instruction they send to clergy and…

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Sanders Invites Christian Students to Consider the “Justice” and “Morality” of Extreme Income Inequality

Posted on March 18, 2016 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Bernie Sanders’ speech at Liberty University was barely mentioned by the media. They were too busy covering the GOP front-runner’s never-ending parade of insults and incitements to violence. So here  is the Sanders’ speech in its entirety. Bernie Sanders drew…

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Heads of Christian Churches Counter Franklin Graham’s “Biblical Values.”

Posted on March 7, 2016 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

This commentary by the heads of all of the Episcopal, Lutheran (ELCA), United Church of Christ, and United Methodist churches in the Hawaiian islands was first published in Civil Beat 3/7/2016. We are aware that our world is an increasingly interconnected…

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Trump Success Born and Raised In Fear and Hate

Posted on March 3, 2016 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Originally posted on Wallwritings:
by James M. Wall Super Tuesday performed as predicted. Hillary Clinton won six southern states with considerable African-American backing. She narrowly won Massachusetts. Sanders won Vermont, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Colorado. The major message from this particular Super Tuesday is that Donald…

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