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Thomas Swift

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St. Paul, MN
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Posted on 10/29/12 at 10:13 am in response to Strib endorses Ellison, Cravaack, Kline

We may attach more to it than that, but the interests of the state in granting special rights and responsibilities to the institution lie wholly within that framework.

Just because some people choose not to, or cannot, have children does not in any way mitigate the benefits the institution of civil marriage puts in place for children. To say otherwise would be intellectually dishonest.

Posted on 10/24/12 at 10:50 am in response to Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project

Is any mention of what the Land Stewardship Project does to help new farmers and rural Latinos.

What is clear is that they are up to their necks in leftist political agendas, which is in itself antithesis of what the church stands for.

Seems to me LSP wouldn't use the grant to support homosexuality like Planned Parenthood doesn't use tax dollars to commit infanticide.

Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:34 am in response to Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project

I'm smiling widely. Thank you for that wonderful thought!

Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:28 pm in response to Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project

How many do ya figure we need, exactly?

Posted on 10/25/12 at 09:10 am in response to Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project

"We believe that in the conditions of contemporary American society, the legitimate purposes of punishment do not justify the imposition of the death penalty."

This was a break from the earlier position that states have a legitimate right to protect their citizens from harm, and that in some circumstances the death penalty is warranted.

Happy, as always, to educate those in search of truth.

Posted on 10/25/12 at 09:16 am in response to Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project

It is clear that any service LSP renders to people is a unintended bonus gained from it's main focus on leftist political agendas.

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development stands as strong as ever, and continues to fund hundreds of worthy causes. There are bound to be bad apples in the barrel from time to time, and removing them is simply good stewardship.

Posted on 10/25/12 at 10:32 am in response to Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt Land Stewardship Project

You might want to pay attention to what has been posted. The Bishop's report broke new ground in 1980...just as I said.

You of course are entitled to your uninformed opinions regarding the motivations of the church's decisions, but I simply cannot see the benefit to you, or your ilk, to make uninformed comments qua Catholic theologian in the face of proof to the contrary.

Posted on 10/23/12 at 03:07 pm in response to Steele County says voter ID could cost it $100,000

A hotbed of disconnection from society??

Who knew?

Posted on 10/23/12 at 12:48 pm in response to The moral arc and the marriage amendment

I did get Joel's little joke

Posted on 10/22/12 at 02:20 pm in response to American Indian Movement's Russell Means dies at 72

We'll be looking for that in the report from the Gov's "anti-bullying" strike force.