Averring that he had been misunderstood and his aim distorted, a Catholic priest who had planned on taking votes on nuns based on profiles on his website has canceled the competition. The idea had been to raise awareness of vocations and demonstrate that religious sisters are not all old and dour. A noble goal, but perhaps a naive way to achieve it.
Current Events: September 2008 Archives
Palin's appointment has dramatically increased McCain/Palin's popularity among Evangelicals, Pentecostals, and pro-life folks. This is not the only thing that has increased his popularity; his interview with Rick Warren where he openly talked about his faith helped. They also mention an odd factor: "language aimed at finding common-ground solutions to reduce the number of abortions was struck from the final draft [of the Republican platform]". The redacted phrase, which apparently was responsible for increasing his popularity with pro-life people: "We invite all persons of good will, whether across the political aisle or within our party, to work together to reduce the incidence of abortion." I am curious as to why removing a platform to reduce the incidence of abortion would be considered positive by pro-life activists. I'm guessing two possible reasons: One, it could in practice be a codeword for contraception; two, it tends to be a phrase trotted out by liberals when they want to give the appearance of disapproving of abortion.
