tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post2689431039087493965..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: U.S. Catholic Intellectual History and the ElectionPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-40515605655249779592008-10-09T13:24:00.000-06:002008-10-09T13:24:00.000-06:00Paul,Thanks for crossposting my piece here. It mig...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for crossposting my piece here. <BR/><BR/>It might be that this book articulates issues in a way that resonates only for this year's election. But, if one reads it more deeply, I believe the conservative Kmiec has stated principles for an informed, reasonable dissent from the Anti-Roe-or-else mentality that has pervaded conservative pro-life Catholicism since about 1980. In this way it has historical significance. I can't think of another conservative Catholic intellectual in the past 25+ years that has ~publicly~ dissented from "the orthodoxy" on abortion politics.<BR/><BR/>I'm disappointed that my post at USIH has received little or no comment---from historians or otherwise. It could be that this is an intramural debate for Catholics that hasn't found its way out? Or maybe the concerned parties are set in their ways for now and holding off on historical relevance until after November?<BR/><BR/>- TLTim Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896230254720822005noreply@blogger.com