2008-05-18 Doug Kmiec on 'The Politics of Apostasy'
{{#vardefine:keylist|}}{{#vardefine:Date|2008-05-18}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Date}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|2008-05-18}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|[[{{#var:Date}}]]}}{{#vardefine:Topics|\Catholicism\Barack Obama\apostasy\2008 US presidential race}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Topics}}{{#vardefine:Topics.disp|\Catholicism\Barack Obama\apostasy\2008 US presidential race}}{{#vardefine:URL|http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=27956&page=1}}{{#vardefine:keylist%7C{{#var:keylist}}\URL}}{{#vardefine:URL.disp%7Chttp://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=27956&page=1}}{{#vardefine:Title%7CDoug Kmiec on 'The Politics of Apostasy'}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Title}}{{#vardefine:Title.disp|Doug Kmiec on 'The Politics of Apostasy'}}{{#vardefine:Text|“Having been drawn to Senator Obama’s remarkable “love thy neighbor” style of campaigning, his express aim to transcend partisan divide, and specifically, his appreciation for faith ("secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square"), I did not expect to be clobbered by co-religionists. .. On the blogs, I have been declared “self-excommunicated,” and recently at a Mass before a dinner speech to Catholic business leaders, a very angry college chaplain excoriated my Obama-heresy from the pulpit at length and then denied my receipt of communion.” Commentary: Dana Hunter}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Text}}{{#vardefine:Text.disp|“Having been drawn to Senator Obama’s remarkable “love thy neighbor” style of campaigning, his express aim to transcend partisan divide, and specifically, his appreciation for faith ("secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square"), I did not expect to be clobbered by co-religionists. .. On the blogs, I have been declared “self-excommunicated,” and recently at a Mass before a dinner speech to Catholic business leaders, a very angry college chaplain excoriated my Obama-heresy from the pulpit at length and then denied my receipt of communion.” Commentary: Dana Hunter}} {{#xploop:{{#var:Topics}}||}} {{#xploop:{{#var:keylist}}|\n* $s$: \o#var:$s$.disp\c}}