Letters to the Editor

Questions for Ga. House Democrat candidate Madden

Tue, 11/20/2007 - 5:12pm
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Rick Williams, Lt. Col. (ret) USAF/ANG, supports Kevin Madden for the District 72 House seat, explaining that Mr. Madden “will not forget our veterans, their service or their problems.”

Aside from offering no evidence of Mr. Madden’s policies nor explaining exactly how Mr. Madden or any Democrat will actually help veterans, Mr. Williams also failed to mention that while Mr. Madden’s support of veterans may be exemplary, his support for the unborn is not.

Mr. Madden is pro-choice, and a Catholic. The two positions are irreconcilable.

I would therefore like Mr. Madden to clarify what he means by the term “pro-choice.” If the House proposes a law loosening parental notification requirements, will Mr. Madden support it? Will he support public funds to be used to provide abortions?

Nobody would deny that veterans deserve the respect and support of our country and government, but I also believe that the unborn, who are truly innocent and blameless for their condition, deserve at least the same amount of protection and care from our political leaders and society in general.

Trey Hoffman

Peachtree City, Ga.

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Trey, & “Separation of Church and State"
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Submitted by bad_ptc on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 9:09am.

Trey, are you familiar with the concept of “Separation of Church and State”?

You obviously have no faith in your fellow Christians so your solution would be to hire a lawmaker to impose “your” views of morality on the rest of us. Gee, thanks.

”Mr. Madden is pro-choice, and a Catholic. The two positions are irreconcilable.”
Has it never occurred to you that a “politician” and “morality” are irreconcilable as well?

As far as I’m concerned Pope John Paul II "doctrinal note" was grounds for the U.S. Govt. to rescind the tax free status for the Catholic Church.

It’s a rather simple concept to follow; either keep religion out of politics or organized religions in this country can start paying taxes. In other words, shut up or pay up.

Trey, a question. Why do you still support an organized religion that has committed and spent millions of “your donations” in attempts to hide atrocities against its young? Oh but its only a few bad apples.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, found accusations against 4,392 priests in just the US. If it had been any other corporation the result would have the reinstatement of public hangings.

There are as many, if not more, news reports of sexual abuse by the hands of priests than there are for Pres. Bush to be impeached!

Your question about ones pro-choice stance screams volumes as to why the church should have no-say in politics in this country.


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Submitted by AMDG on Sun, 11/25/2007 - 2:44pm.

Am I familiar with separation of church and state? Are you familiar with the Bill of Rights, which restricts Congress from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, or restricting the free practice thereof.

Am I not allowed, as an American citizen, to base my beliefs on my religion? Am I not allowed to criticize Catholic politicians, who trump their Catholicism, for an obvious contradiction?

Abortion isn't simply a "religious" issue. There are plenty of other arguments that can be made against the practice. But you seem to say that since being pro-life is also based on religion for some, that the issue should be removed from public discourse.

About the Church: You know, every institution is guilty of individual and corporate failures, including the military, the FBI, the courts, the police, universities, etc. Does that completely invalidate them? Is the Army subject to disbandment because of what a couple of idiots did in Abu Grahb? No.

The Catholic Church is composed of people. Those people fail repeatedly. Do their failures abrogate the correctness of the Church's teachings? Not at all.

Don't be so adolescent and black and white in your views. Many bad things have been done by Americans in the name of America, but I don't leave the country or say it's all a bunch of bunk. No human institution is ever perfect. To expect so is dangerous and foolish.

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Ability to Focus on the Issues
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Submitted by rick williams on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 12:30am.

It is typical of the Republican faithful to be caught not doing something right, and attempt to pivot the arguement to something completely different.
We were celebrating Veteran's Day and honoring those who have served in the Armed Forces. It is well known that the current Republican administration has failed on a variety of levels to take care of all the wounded (both mentally and physically) veterans. We have an obscene number of homeless veterans that need help. I specifically said that Kevin Madden will support our Veteran's and their needs.I know him well and he is a true patriot citizen. Somehow, the Republican faithful turned this into a Choice versus No Choice situation, once again ignoring the Veterans.
Perhaps if the current administration could stay focused on one issue at a time, it might be able to actually accomplish something well. Unfortunately that has not occured. So while thousands of Veterans are homeless, or not cared for properly, the Republicans talk about denying choice to our citizens and want to force religion as the only way to control things.
Has anyone seen what is going on in the religious middle east lately?
Rick Williams
Lt Col (ret.)


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