audiobook Pacific Eldorado: A History of Greater California by Thomas J. Osborne in History

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Throughout its history the Catholic Church has taken positions on many subjects that are in one sense political; but in another sense are primarily moral; such as contraception; homosexuality; and divorce. One such issue; abortion; has split not only the United States; but Catholics as well. Catholics had to confront these issues within the framework of a democratic society that had no official religion. Abortion; Religious Freedom; and Catholic Politics is a study of opposing American Catholic approaches to abortion; especially in terms of laws and government policies. After the ruling of Roe vs. Wade; many pro-life advocates no longer felt their sentiments and moral code aligned with Democrats. For the first time; Catholics; as an entire group; became involved in U.S. politics. Abortion became one of the principal points of division in American Catholicism: a widening split between liberal Catholic Democrats who sought to minimize the issue and other Catholics; many of them politically liberal; whose pro-life commitments caused them to support Republicans. James Hitchcock discusses the 2016 presidential campaign and how it altered an already changed political landscape. He also examines the Affordable Care Act; LGBT rights; and the questions they raise about religious liberty.