2007-09-30 00:24:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
Religions do not equate to political parties. Take, for example, Catholicism:
No political party has a platform in line with Catholic social teaching.
The Catholic Church is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life."
This pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of:
+ All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms. (closer to Democratic platform)
+ The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning (closer to Republican platform)
+ The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanasia (closer to Republican platform)
+ Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty (closer to Democratic platform)
+ The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues (closer to Democratic platform)
Some Catholics are enthusiastically anti-abortion and align themselves with the Republican party.
When you look at the big picture, the Democratic party supports more "Catholic" issues so some Catholics are Democrats.
Neither party follows all Catholic teachings.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2259 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2259
With love in Christ.
2007-10-02 17:39:06 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm, no
Religions are not political parties. Religion at its base is about establishing a connection to the divine or the supernatural. Some religions have become involved in political matters but that does not make all religion about politics.
2007-10-02 10:16:14 · answer #2 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
WHY do your QUESTIONS have RANDOM capitalization? Is it to EMPHASIZE certain points? If SO the emphasis is sometimes WRONG!
In answer to you question - DUH?
2007-09-30 07:44:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋