Posted on 06/24/2004 7:24:12 AM PDT by presidio9
No coincidence that this screed from Thomas comes on the heels of the sensational David Brooks column in the NYT that said only 7% of Kerry supporters consider themselves religious and that this was a number that made Kerry unelectable. All of the political establishment is buzzing about Brooks' column and they know it is true. Kerry has a HUGE religion problem in this race. Religious voters simply are not supporting him, and there aren't enough non-religious voters to elect him. Hid feeble efforts at appearing to be a practicing Catholic have backfired, while Bush appears in a black church in Philadelphia to genuine standing ovations. So the liberals are now desperately trying to get religion off the table in the campaign. It won't work.
Kerry needs to reread his copy of the Constitution......"Congress shall make no law..." about religion.
**Helen Thomas: Let's Keep Religion Out Of Presidential Race**
Helen,
Anything you suggest -- we will do the OPPOSITE!
All joking aside (the "God kills a puppy" think actually made me burst out laughing!), Helen is completely ignorant and biased on this issue.
"The newspaper said Bush had made the request to Cardinal Angelo Soldano, the Vatican's secretary of state, "for the Vatican's help in encouraging them to be more outspoken.""
Encouraging someone to be outspoken on an issue for which their outspokenness is renowned, is not a violation of the Constitution. It is free speech. The Cardinal did not wear a Vote for Bush frock when he said what he said.
Furthermore, the church is not singling out Kerry for it's criticisim: it applies to all practicing Catholics, and it is entitled to do so under the free excercise clause of the First Amendment. The church doesn't have a "pick and choose" policy for its members, but it does have a "pick another religion if you don't like this one" policy. One that Kerry should listen to in his rush to co-opt religious votes from the President.
"Such activities could run afoul of the church's tax-free status that bars participation in political affairs."
Best not go down that road Helen, unless you want to jeapardize most black churches (particularly the ones that exclusively invite Dems to speak or sermonize), Planned Parenthood, NARAL, PETA, the Sierra Club etc., etc. All have endorsed or made partisan statements in favor of Dems, and are subject to scrutiny by the IRS for these actions.
Bring it on, Helen!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHH!!!!
Helen wears the used ones as hijabs.
Exactly! However, we all know that if it was a winning issue for Kerry, these people would be trumpeting it. So what else is new.
The establishment is genuinely frightened about the resurgence of Christianity in this country, aren't they? From President Bush to the success of "The Passion" they seem unable to control their hysteria.
This is a positive development. I'd be far more concerned if they didn't consider Christianity, and the values it champions, a strong force in this nation.
Where's the Helen Thomas/Sea-Hag photo? Gotta have that!
..."stands for the best policies". I agree with that...
Helen must have had her hair done recently. I'm so used to seeing the writhing snakes she normally has.
A fine example of Arab womanhood. That's why they wear veils.
bttt
In a word, no. Religion and God are a large part of my families life and we won't have Them relegated to a basement behind closed doors.
Well, Kerry is looking for a VP...
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