We've been around this block fairly recently. Why the rerun?

I was agin faith-based iniatives funded by government money to begin with--dangerous territory.

As far as some Catholic bishops doing the whining : what else is new? Who invented PR? I've known about how these bishops do business for over 50 years : now a fringey member of the clan. I wouldn't give a red cent any Catholic bishop could get his hands on.

Another peculiarity is that these same bishops preach right-wing all the time. They find one or two moral precepts to promote and forget about the real Gospel message. For me that message is --I am my brother's keeper.

There is a double-edged sword here, however--why did the government(s) get involved with Catholic Charities to begin with. Obviously there was a quid pro quo. Let's not be naive.

Dec 29, 2011 -- 3:03PM, Girlchristian wrote:

If a church receives public funds to handle adoptions then they cannot discriminate based on their religious beliefs. The church has the right to refuse that money and then the state must figure out how they'll handle the work the church was doing. The only things that should be considered in adoption is whether or not the parents are fit financially, mentally, and emotionally to provide for the child--not the sex of the parents.

You sure don't sound like a Conservative, GC.