Comments for Render unto Caesar at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Tue, 21 May 2013 03:33:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-162 The Supreme Court once ruled that some humans were property, a ruling that was upended by Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Yes, we should oppose a gravely immoral law by any means at our disposal. - Eric Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:47:02 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-160 Patrick, it is not a matter of usurping anyones power. The way the President can have Roe v. Wade overturned is in appointing Judges to the Supreme Court who might in the future rule in cases in a manner which could turn the previous ruling around. It has happened often enough in other ruling by the Court. This is why if you feel Roe v. Wade is wrong, McCain is the better choice. - Grover799 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:43:15 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-155 I don't understand how abortion can be considered much of an issue in the presidential election much less the most important issue. The US Supreme Court has decided -- wrongly, yes, I agree -- that abortion should be legal. Are we to encourage the president to usurp this power and somehow make abortion illegal again? This simply cannot happen under the US Constitution. It would be better for pro-lifers to convince through argument rather than impose their will through the law. - patrick Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:33:31 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-154 The notion that a candidate should be judged for fitness for office on the basis of one issue is disturbing and against the best interests of our country, especially when the issue is a religious one. All people have an moral duty to choose leaders for the greater good, not a victory on one issue, even if it is very important. The constitution guarantees the right to practice your religion freely, but not to inject its consideration in governance. Please consider this when voting. Thank you. - Nel Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:27:00 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-153 Leaving aside his gratitous, misplaced suggestion that free market economy does not create prosperity, Thomist argues Obama's economic policies will cause others to select birth over abortion thereby justifying his expansion of abortion rights. It is not Saunders tilting at strawmen. - Jud Wyant Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:25:51 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-152 Can anyone explain the post by Thomist? It is beyond me how you can twist a simple concept of murder being murder to Obama being pro-life in any way shape or fashion. No matter how you try to play it, the ends do not match up. Abortion is murder, plain and simple. - Grover799 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:48:57 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-149 Abortion rates are higher in restrictive, poor Latin America than in permissive, prosperously socialist Sweden. I agree that abortion is the ONLY important issue in this election, but I believe socialist Obama will unintentionally rescue more unborn babies than pro-life, Reaganite capitalist economic failures like McCain. Chaput is right on intrinsic evil, but should leave economics to Pope Leo XIII and HOW to end infanticide to laypeople. Argue against this instead of strawmen! - Thomist Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:55:25 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-148 Mass murder of the innocent is a pulpit issue if there ever was one! - Frank Arundell Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:26:04 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2008/render-unto-caesar.html#comment-147 I jhave to agree 100% -- found this book to be very inspiring -- making me want to to the Catholic thing ( as it were). I bought it over Amazon. Great book. - Joe Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:25:59 +0100