Reply #120: bullshit. [View All]

[salin]

In nearly three years at DU - I have never seen instances. Either back up your words with examples from real posters... or just admit that you think it is a valuable political tool for Bishops to coerce congregants to vote republican.

Because I have NEVER seen support for the use of NONPROFITS as coercing political votes (and suggesting/implying withholding communion based on voting - is a very high form of coersion... and I can't recall a similar example from the left... havent read of left leaning ministers threatenning their congregations with burning in hell or prevention of going to heaven (the equivalent to excommunication to a Catholic, as I understand it)... if they do not vote a particular way.) Thus your assertion that folks would praise such actions from left leaning religious pulpits... and thus based on your assertion (which is not based on any facts in evidence)... there is religious persecution of the Catholic Church. Since there is no evidence... you instead seem to be claiming that the political coercion from the Altar is appropriate ... and should be protected... even though other tax exempt groups do not have the right to such actions...