This blog started out as a companion piece to my book, Musings from the Christian Left (excerpts of which can be found in the July 2004 link) and to support a planned radio show. Now, its simply a long term writing project from a Christian Left Libertarian perspective (meaning I often argue for liberty within the (Catholic) Church, rather than liberty because the church takes care of a conservative view of morality.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Debating Faithful Citizenship

Debating Faithful Citizenship by Michael Sean Winters

My response:

Faithful Citizenship has never been used as intended. It is at best a Band-Aid on addressing the intricacies of both abortion law and poverty. Until these issues are more explicitly addressed, it will prove caustic as some seize on abortion as a non-negotiable without actually saying what is to be done about it, while others use it as an excuse to ignore the issue altogether. Neither view is correct. We should instead agree to either a realistic program to end abortion through criminal law or admit that it cannot be done and instead agree on an economic strategy to reduce it.

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