RE: Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics
September 10, 2014 at 12:48 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2014 at 12:54 pm by Dolorian.)
(September 10, 2014 at 8:31 am)Blackout Wrote: How about this - The principles of secularism and separation church/state are fundamental constitutional pillars - Applying them both, a good catholic, as any other religious person, would say I'm against all those things, but since my religion shouldn't interfere with what's legal or not, I will vote impartially (putting my religion aside), I will continue to oppose it morally, I have the right to not do it - Abortions, marrying same sex people, euthanising someone - But I don't have the right to impose my views on everyone else - If all theists thought like this, I would be so happy.
Well, I was actually looking more for reasons why people are in favor of the five things Catholics can't vote for, was interested in hearing the other side. Are these things right? Are they benefitial to society? Why? What are the problems with the opposing view?
Focusing things on the priciples of secularism doesn't really answers why these things should be voted for. The problem I see with what you are saying is that in this view voting "impartially" seems to be equated with supporting those things and it is also assumed that opposing and legistating against it means a violation of secular principles. But this really need not be the case.