American Catholic Doings

I have a new post up at the American Catholic detailing the problem with premarital sex. It was tough to sit down and figure out how exactly I wanted to write this one, which is why I procrastinated two weeks on it, writing a filler pointing a post by Steve Greydanus and writing about Catholics and guns. Ah well. It is finally up. I originally wanted to include adultery in this post, but the topic of premarital sex ended up filling my quota (which is keeping the post to a length that first covers all the points I want to make and second isn't too long). So I'll try to hammer out some good things on adultery for my next post.

American Catholic Doings

I have a new post up at the American Catholic, another Screwtape letter like this one, only addressed back to Wormwood, like C.S. Lewis' original work.

American Catholic Doings

I have a new post at The American Catholic blog, talking about the benefits of a well-applied eighth commandment for the Republican Party. I know that the Democratic Party would benefit from it as well, but I'm more concerned with the party that at least claims to represent my views.

American Catholic Doings

I have a new post on American Catholic, an acerbic quiz showing how Obama fails on many Catholic social teachings, things that seem to keep cropping up whenever debating with people on the left.

American Catholic Doings

I have a new post up at The American Catholic, rambling about how Obama isn't a cause, he is the effect. To say it here as I didn't in the article: Obama is not the face of change. He is the face of what change has brought about. He is not the leader; he is the poster child. He is the graven idol that the left worshiped before the left even knew his name. He just happened to step into the mold.

We reap what we sow. We have sown anti-life, pure materialism, and elitist relativism. We have reaped Barack Obama. So don't blame Obama--he's the just the rubber stamp on what has been here for years.

American Catholic Doings

I have a new post up on abortion. I hope I made my point clear, but sometimes it feels like you can write for pages upon pages and never stress the severity of the situation.

American Catholic Doings

I have a new article up at The American Catholic, dealing with the place of religion in politics. Simply put, I am grotesquely verbose about a simple fact: everybody has religious beliefs, and those influence their policies. You cannot remove religion from politics, and simple honesty demands that we acknowledge our religion so that people can better evaluate our claims.

I didn't want the whole article to devolve into a finger-point mess, so I'll state it here. Part of the problem with our presidential candidates at the moment is that it is very, very hard to fully understand what they believe. Obama especially has spent so much time hiding his past and has such a small record that it is impossible to know where he's coming from (other than 20+ years under Reverend Wright). In addition, once politicians seize the nomination and start "moving towards the middle" to attract the undecided voters, it becomes even more difficult to tell what they really believe.

I think an honest discourse in which each candidate reveals his religious viewpoints, especially regarding the origins and ends of mankind, would help immensely figuring out whether or not we can believe them when they flip-flop on issues or change course.

The American Catholic Is UP

The American Catholic is up and running, and I've even made my first post. I'm excited to be on board, and I hope I live up to everyone's expectations. My Catholic faith is very important to me, and this is, I hope, a first step in a lifelong journey of active apologetics and living the faith.