The new Pew poll shows that Obama has made slight inroads among white evangelicals, from 21-percent in September to 24-percent last week. That's roughly in line with how Democratic presidential candidates have performed, pre John Kerry.
But the bigger news is Obama's jump among white Catholics, where he's totally reversed McCain's lead. Last month, McCain led 48-percent to 41-percent among white Catholics. Now, Obama's up 49-percent to 41-percent. And here's a fascinating tidbit: McCain's 16-point lead among weekly church attending White Catholics from last month has evaporated. The candidates are now dead even among those voters. Obama's strenuous Catholic outreach is finally starting to pay off.
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Obama's transmitted values are in sync with Jesus' teachings. Catholics who know their faith on a deep level understand this.
Barack Obama is more in tune with the Catholic tradition of social justice than any candidate for office since Al Smith ran for Governor of New York.
Funny americans... Do you know what going on outside you world. The whole world is reading you. Vote for Obama, McCain has a big experience, however this is his weakness as well... he is not flexible, US has loosing it hegemonic position in the world, and this is a good for everyone. Too much pressure from you.. too influential you voice was. I doubt McCain would speak to Ahmadenizhad or Medvedev on equal rights. If you dont learn to speak to Others on equal rights, nobody will after all like you. You should learn not to fight with others, not to demonize them (COMUNISTS, TERRORISTS).. no pluralism, only ideological hegemony.. no one believes in your democracy, you may get clean from the mess only having honestly recognized your mistakes, and not playing dirty.
It is refreshing that most white American Catholics are finally pro Obama. By all Catholic moral and social standards, Obama is more "Catholic" than McCain and Palin: He attended a Catholic elementary school, has been married once, treats his wife with love and respect and did not dump a faithful but diabled spouse for a rich young, and hot chick in order to fund a political career, is anti Iraq war, and embraces the preferential option for the poor. Yes, while he is pro choice, he is indeed the first Democratic candidate to insert the reduction of abortions into the Democratic Platform. Even Bush, who is pro life, has not really reduced abortions during his presidency. So those one issue "pro life" Catholics who have attacked Obama more viciously than any other Presidential candidate in history ought to examine their consciences: Is there a subtle racist tinge to their behavior? Have they been as zealous in fighting against racism and discrimination against Blacks as they have in protecting the child in the tomb? Or is it not hypocritical and illogical to fight for the child in the tomb and inferiorize him as an adult? Moreover, while McCain and Palin talk the talk of faith, Obama walks it: In spite of vicious attacks on his character, he has remained calm, steady and forgiving. Only one with deep spirituality can do that. "By their fruits you shall know them." Finally, I doubt most Catholics know that Palin was born Catholic but abandoned the faith for the anti-Catholic Pentecostals. If it had been another faith, she would have been treated as a pariah. As a Black Catholic, the surge in support for Obama among White Catholics is welcome and reassuring. It will help to facilitate the removal of the strongly-held image of the Catholic Church as a "White Church" among African-American.
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