tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post1767249809422016531..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: GOP's Pitts: 'I'd Love To Gain... Complete... Control Of You'Steve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-39326169697423190602011-02-06T00:58:14.496-06:002011-02-06T00:58:14.496-06:00No, Kay, I'm not Catholic. I'm not "e...No, Kay, I'm not Catholic. I'm not "even" Christian, though I detest it when someone states it that way; it's such a put-down of other religions. I'm not Jewish, and I'm not Muslim, and I'm not Hindu, and I'm not Buddhist. <br /><br />In terms of denomination, I am a UU, a Unitarian Universalist: to give you a reference point, John and Abigail Adams were Unitarians (as were a total of four US presidents), and I'll discuss it more with you if you wish when you contact me on "another forum," e.g., my public email, which is... <br /><br />doggerelist@stephenbates.com<br /><br />Of course many if not most Catholics have a social conscience: I've frequently stood side-by-side with Catholics at anti-death-penalty demonstrations, and most of them also take seriously directives to do good works of all sorts. But I've also found a surprising degree of political overlap between the most conservative Catholics I know and the religious Right which you, um, rightly single out for concern. <br /><br />And abortion is an issue unto itself. I have never once succeeded in having a rational discussion of abortion with a Catholic, and I'm never the one who first becomes irrational. By now I think it must come with the territory; for Catholics and for me there's simply nothing to discuss regarding abortion, and I don't even try... EXCEPT when religious conservatives of any sort attempt to inject their religion into other Americans' daily lives through legislation regarding abortion. And so here we are again; I hope we're not trying to square that circle.<br /><br />Please send me an email.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-23325852152591625222011-02-06T00:05:08.690-06:002011-02-06T00:05:08.690-06:00Obviously, you're not Catholic. There are a l...Obviously, you're not Catholic. There are a lot of priests like the one you described. Most today aren't zealots or overly dogmatic and understand a lot. In fact, most that I know have a strong social conscience. <br /><br />If I were you, I would be more worried about the religious right and they don't like us Catholics much. <br /><br />I'd tell you more but not here in this forum.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.com