Reply #134: Religious Freedom [View All]

[Just Me Here]

How is a religious doctrine that existed one heck of a lot longer than Roe V Wade now solely a political issue and no longer a religious issue?

"The Church is free to hold that abortion is immoral, and that Catholics should not have abortions. There may even be a case that Catholic doctors should not perform abortions."

Then why are they not free to make decisions on who they give the sacrament to?

"However, campaigning for Catholic dogma to be forcibly instituted into our government is an anathema to the First Amendment."

Have you not read a SINGLE thing I've said? They aren't telling him to 'forcibly institute' the doctrine. They are telling him that if he is going to actively campaign AGAINST the doctrine they will not give him communion. You don't have to 'forcibly insitute' doctrine in order to not openly campaign against it.

How is a church deciding who it will and who it will not give communion to IN THEIR OWN WALLS IN A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY a political and not religious issue?

How is politics invading the Church to tell it who it has to give communion to not a violation of the 1st ammendment but the Church deciding which of it's MEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO ATTEND it will give communion to a violation?

Why does Kerry even choose to attend?