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Related: About this forumCatholic voting guide indicates that it is a sin to vote for President Obama
Rosary Films, in describing the video (which is posted and transcribed below), declares that "Barack Obama is at odds with every one of them {referring to the five non-negotiable principles}. Barack Obama is at odds with these key elements of The Roman Catholic Faith. No faithful Catholic in good conscience can vote or support this presidential candidate. The teachings of the Magisterium show why it would be gravely sinful to vote for him."
Here is a transcript of the video (the video is embedded at the end of the transcript):
This video version of the "Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics" is intended to help you cast your vote in an informed manner consistent with Catholic moral teaching.
On most issues that come before voters or legislators, a Catholic can take one side or the other and not act contrary to the faith. But some issues, particularly those concerning non-negotiable moral principles, are so key and fundamental that no one endorsing the wrong side of these issues would be acting consistent with the Church's moral norms. This video addresses your role as a Catholic voter, identifies five issues involving non-negotiable moral values in current politics, and offers practical advice on how to identify acceptable candidates for national, state and local offices.
First, let's discuss your role as a Catholic voter.
http://www.goddiscussion.com/101444/catholic-voting-guide-indicates-that-it-is-a-sin-to-vote-for-president-obama/
Sigh.
phantom power
(25,966 posts)cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)atreides1
(16,082 posts)To make barbecue, then!!!
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)skepticscott
(13,029 posts)if they only serve to delineate the policy positions of the various candidates, for the purposes of voter education, but they can be violative of tax exempt status if they are so blatantly biased as to constitute a de facto endorsement, or a clear message NOT to vote for one candidate over another, as appears to be the case here. The other issue is whether the organization distributing them IS a tax-exempt organization, or gets money from one.
rug
(82,333 posts)But if it did, it would impact the 501(c)(3) status of the publisher which, in this case, is not the Catholic Church but an organization called Catholic Answers. In 2008, the IRS ruling was that it did not violate its tax exmpt status.
It has since created a separate entity called Catholic Answers Action, which has 501(c)(4) status.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)You mean to tell me birth control is a "non-negotiable" no-no, but torture, racism, and steal the livelihoods out from under the least among us is "negotiable"? This so-called "Rosary Films" outfit ought to rename themselves the religious arm of the Republican National Committee.
The more the PTB try to use their authority to intimidate voter to pull the lever for rethugs, the more likely voters are to vote Democratic--and for Obama--just to piss off the bishops! Aren't they themselves afraid of God? Don't they realize they're engaging in religious blackmail?
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Vote democratic you may go to hell
Vote republican you WILL be in hell
DavidL
(384 posts)Catholicism is still back using the strategies of the 1450s in the 2010's.
Making people feel guilty about sex or whatever might have worked back then, when most people didn't even read.
In an age of cell phones and texting, something not even imagined 20 years ago, Catholic doctrine, dogma, and tactics are a big FAIL in America, and the priests will be the last to figure that out.