tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post2633000736452762434..comments2024-02-28T17:57:05.725-05:00Comments on The Black Biretta: Logic 101Black Birettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08758160681203816829noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-63740632015664191232008-09-13T08:40:00.000-05:002008-09-13T08:40:00.000-05:00Let us not forget each person's role in this count...Let us not forget each person's role in this country. What is the role of legislators and what is the role of religious. Do the religious (priests, pastors, bishops, cardinals) have a role in this country at all? I would argue they do. Their role completes the role of legislators and is unique one in this country. What was Martin Luther King's role in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law created sweeping changes in abolishing segregation in the country. They, in fact, were so sweeping that they changed the solid south from blue (Democrat) to red (Republican). What was Dr. King's role in this change? Did he force legislators to act? I propose Dr. King, along with other advocates for civil rights at the time, changed the hearts and minds of the American people. Yes, the 14th ammendment freed the slaves, but it was only passed because the south had no vote on the matter. And after the Civil War, when all the Republicans left the South, the region went back to segregation, some would even say defacto salvery, staying that way for another 100 years. It was not till hearts and minds of the country were changed in the 1960's by Dr. Martin Luther King that true laws came into being. <BR/><BR/>As long as a majority of Americans believe that life begins at the first breath and ends at the last, it will be impossible to get the legislation needed to end legal abortion. Indeed I do not think even with legislation, that abortion will ever end in this country. Even at the height of the depression, abortions were indeed being carried out. <BR/><BR/>What I mean to say is this. The role of religious, Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish is to focus their work on changing the hearts and minds of Americans to see that most Americans believe that life begins at conception. They need to understand that until this fundemental change occurs, demanding legislation against abortion is futile. I have been against capital punishment for over 30 years. Yet I have come to understand that my role in abolishing capital punishment is through prayer and changing hearts one at a time. I also must accept the fact that most Americans do not share in my disdain for this form of correction, and maybe never will. But my world view goes beyond one issue. I also know there are limitations on legislation when the majority of the citizens share a different view than mine. <BR/><BR/>Can the hand do the work of the foot? Can the hand say, "I wish to be a foot today" or "why can't the foot take me where I will be more useful?" No! The hand and foot together accomplish the work of the body. So must religious understand and act in unison with their role in government. A Pastor cannot legislate from the pulpit any more than a legislator can make Catholicism the national religion. And when a pastor or bishop or cardinal seeks to force legislation from the pulpit, the belie their place in the Body of Christ and they are abdicating their role in government. They miss the fundemental fact that without their leadership in their role, abortions will continue and that acting within their role they can cause an end to abortions even if Roe v. Wade stands as law forever!radio45https://www.blogger.com/profile/03028346716140781309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-72593098931857877902008-09-12T12:55:00.000-05:002008-09-12T12:55:00.000-05:00Keep up the great work Father!Keep up the great work Father!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815449256742930541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-34960663809269263642008-09-11T00:29:00.000-05:002008-09-11T00:29:00.000-05:00Yes, Father T., you are so absolutely "on" with yo...Yes, Father T., you are so absolutely "on" with your blog post, here.<BR/><BR/>We support you, we love you,<BR/><BR/>--Dan L., and family, Southern CaliforniaDan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04894738392074075163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-91906650479696294012008-09-09T18:37:00.000-05:002008-09-09T18:37:00.000-05:00Amen Father, Amen!Amen Father, Amen!Joe of St. Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506671882770822003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-2289384542960467172008-09-09T05:26:00.000-05:002008-09-09T05:26:00.000-05:00Trubador,LOL! Fr., Would it be possible to sue an...Trubador,<BR/>LOL! <BR/><BR/>Fr., Would it be possible to sue an institution if you found out later they were teaching false information, say like some of the Catholic Colleges?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-89786454155057877332008-09-09T00:38:00.000-05:002008-09-09T00:38:00.000-05:00Maybe Tom Brokaw can interview a "Catholic&qu...Maybe Tom Brokaw can interview a "Catholic" politician each week so that afterwards they each can get a nice little theological smack down from Chaput & the other bishops: Pelosi, Biden, Giuliani, Ridge, Kennedy, Kerry, even squishy Bob Casey Jr.<BR/><BR/>Then Brokaw can start interviewing the one's that actually "get it", like Bobby Jindal, Michael Steele, Rick Santorum and Sam Brownback.Trubadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490227689920361345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-41047822804962233532008-09-08T20:11:00.000-05:002008-09-08T20:11:00.000-05:00Amen!Amen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com