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Liberal group says Catholic vote split
Washington Times ^ | 6/28/04 | UPI

Posted on 06/28/2004 5:21:44 PM PDT by madprof98

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Washington, DC, Jun. 28 (UPI) -- A liberal U.S. Catholic group says a poll scheduled for release in mid-July shows Catholics are split down the middle on the upcoming presidential election.

Catholics for A Free Choice, the group that commissioned the poll, said the survey will show support for President George W. Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry split at 40 each among the 2,239 U.S. Catholics surveyed.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: catholic; catholicvote; catholicvoters; religiousleft
This was posted already as a news release from Catholics for a Free Choice, but I didn't see the part about 47% of the respondents not even bothering to attend church. (Granted, that 2/3=39% thing in this article makes you wonder about UPI's data, but I'll bet they are right about the number who do not practice.)
1 posted on 06/28/2004 5:21:44 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: madprof98
Catholics for A Free Choice

Pro-abort group funded by athiest George Soros.

2 posted on 06/28/2004 5:25:02 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("With the Great White Buffalo, he's gonna make a final stand" - Ted Nugent)
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I should hope that the Catholics never again present a bloc vote, as they had in years past, and their solidarity remains forever shattered. Then, when a disagreement comes up, it may be settled on the basis of its merit, and not as a blanket judgment.


3 posted on 06/28/2004 5:28:15 PM PDT by alloysteel
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Catholics for A Free Choice

A generation has been lost through legalized abortion.

More than that, and not computed into the mix, is the second generation that will NOT be available. Abortion is Darwinian "survival of the fittest" at its most ruthless, in that it has been a conscious decision in every instance.

The world does not allow vacuums to exist for long. Into this vacant space left by the absence of one natural-born citizen, an immigrant, whether legal or by unconventional access, comes in to fill that void. Certain genetic pools are diminished, others become much more represented. Indirectly a number of different attitudes are encouraged and a different mix of political consensus arises.

We do not yet know what the brood is that has been brought forth, if it be dragons or angels.

4 posted on 06/28/2004 5:37:12 PM PDT by alloysteel
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dang....i'm shocked


5 posted on 06/28/2004 5:37:50 PM PDT by wardaddy (It may take at least 1,000,000 deaths on US soil to bring America to a true war footing....sadly.)
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I don't doubt this could be true.

Half those in church might be Catholic in Name Only and could be sinning humanists in fact while going through the motions in church.

Could be.


6 posted on 06/28/2004 5:41:32 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Why take a poll on June 2-10 and plan to release it on July 13?


I'll tell you why.

This way, if an early poll produces 'conservative' results, they can continue secretly polling until they get the result they want and release only the poll that makes their point.


7 posted on 06/28/2004 5:44:18 PM PDT by Petronski (I'm **NOT** always **CRANKY**.)
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Catholics for A Free Choice, the group that commissioned the poll

A group with no affiliation to the Catholic Church.

8 posted on 06/28/2004 5:45:29 PM PDT by mware
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Half those in church might be Catholic in Name Only

Half the people in the poll don't even go to church.

9 posted on 06/28/2004 7:49:39 PM PDT by JohnnyZ (Yes, I do think I'm funny, why do you ask?)
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