Night Elf Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Yesterday I saw a bumper sticker that said "I'm Catholic and I vote!". What does that mean? That seems to imply religion has something to do with politics? Doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 It was a direct response to Obama’s healthcare regarding birth control and insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 It was a direct response to Obama’s healthcare regarding birth control and insurance Ah ok. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 It was a direct response to Obama’s healthcare regarding birth control and insurance Nope. These have been around forever. It is a pro-life statement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 There are 8 zillion variations of this (I'm Pagan and I Vote! I'm Christian and I Vote! I Love Horses and I Vote! etc.) It just means, this group with which I identify has some particular issue that I feel strongly about and agree with them about, and I want you all to know that I'm voting probably based on that issue. Of course religion has to do with politics; many people get their moral guidance from religion and most people have some moral feeling about some political issues. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Nope. These have been around forever. It is a pro-life statement. I stand corrected then. I saw them frequently in 2012 and that’s what I was told then, and I assumed that was accurate. Sorry OP. I guess it just means they are catholic and they can vote, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) An other possibility: Catholic values don't fit nicely in either of the two mainstream political parties, which often makes it hard to choose which of the various candidates to vote for. In order to not simply choose the "lesser of two evils", some Catholics opt not to vote. I have done this before. Edited January 6, 2018 by carriede 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwalker Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I assumed it was about abortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 "I'm Catholic and I vote!". What does that mean? It was a direct response to Obama’s healthcare regarding birth control and insurance It just means, this group with which I identify has some particular issue that I feel strongly about and agree with them about, and I want you all to know that I'm voting probably based on that issue. In order to not simply choose the "lesser of two evils", some Catholics opt not to vote. I assumed it was about abortion. This is exactly the problem with this kind of bumper sticker. If the person reading it isn't Catholic, they don't know what it means. If the person reading it is Catholic, they can at best guess at what it means. And everyone's response will be "Who cares? I'm ____________, and I vote too." If I ever put a sectarian sticker on my car, it's going to be so cryptically inside-baseball that only people who already agree with me will understand it. Like, "More incense, Less nonsense." Or, "HF: Answer the Dubia." Everyone else behind me at the red light can be puzzled. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 This is exactly the problem with this kind of bumper sticker. If the person reading it isn't Catholic, they don't know what it means. If the person reading it is Catholic, they can at best guess at what it means. And everyone's response will be "Who cares? I'm ____________, and I vote too." If I ever put a sectarian sticker on my car, it's going to be so cryptically inside-baseball that only people who already agree with me will understand it. Like, "More incense, Less nonsense." Or, "HF: Answer the Dubia." Everyone else behind me at the red light can be puzzled. :D 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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