The May 2010 Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter can now be found at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/Newsletters/Newsletter108(May2010)(RGB).pdf Bill C-384 was soundly defeated by a vote of 228 to 59. Check how the Members of Parliament voted at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/HowTheyVoted.pdf On June 5, 2010, we are co-hosting the US/Canda Push-Back Seminar at the Radisson Gateway Hotel at the Seattle/Tacoma Airport. The overwhelming defeat of Bill C-384 proved that we can Push-Back the euthanasia lobby in the US and Canada and convince people that euthanasia and assisted suicide are a dangerous public policy. Register for the Seminar at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/2010SeminarFlyer(RGB)(LetterFormat).pdf The Schindler family are being attacked by a Florida television station and Michael Schiavo. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is standing in solidarity with the Schindler family. My blog comments: http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2010/05/att
I'm old enough to remember politicians being endorsed from the pulpit, albeit somewhat implicitly. And that was New Brunswick. In Quebec I was told it was it was much more explicit and we all know how that turned out. That said, if churches want to endorse political parties, then they should, but they should have the courage of their convictions and do it without a tax exempt status. Two of the charities I endorse, Amnesty International and Earthroots both are political and don't offer tax receipts (the latter started this year with a charitable arm so I doubled my donation, same to each).
ReplyDeleteThe Catholic Church should have the courage of its conviction and say the message is more important than the money.