Voting Your Faith

This is in relation to Bishop (Michael G.) Duca’s article “Voting as a faith-filled citizen.” I agree with his comments and if I am understanding his argument, your voting for a particular candidate is dependent on your faith understanding and your conscience.

In other words, voting for or against a particular candidate because of his position on abortion is a faith-filled decision.

By the same token, voting for or against a particular candidate because of his position on the death penalty is a faith-filled decision.

Also, voting for or against a particular candidate because he makes fun of others, recommends violence against others or unfair immigration policy is a faith-filled decision.

Therefore, voting for or against a particular candidate because he supports or is against white supremacy, racism or no-Nazism is a faith-filled decision.

That means that making a decision about being for or against a particular candidate is based on our understanding and conscious determination of what issues are the most important to you. This gives us great leeway in choosing our candidates.

Richard Brazan Jr..
Baton Rouge