Spiritual McCarthyism and the Catholic Vote

In early April, before the Pennsylvania primary, the Obama campaign appointed a Catholic National Advisory Council--made up of elected officials, scholars, and activists and co-chaired by Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and several others--to reach out to Catholic voters. Less than a month later, Bill Donohue, the president of the conservative Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights--and a ... Full Story »

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I'm the managing editor, so please take my review with a grain of salt. Bill Berkowitz, an observer of religion and politics for decades, chronicles the efforts of a right wing organization to bully Catholics working for the Obama campaign... Berkowitz is thorough and fair-minded, peppering his report with the latest statistics and numerous quotes. He's also a pro who knows how to write a story that keeps the reader's attention...

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