The majority of our readers argued for an increase in spending across a number of categories, including Medicare and health (71 percent of readers).
Our readers
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The Letters
Love Chooses Life Re “A.C.L.U. v. Catholic Health Care,” by Stephanie Slade (6/12): This is an excellently researched and informative article. As a Catholic, I find it disturbing that our religious liberties continue to be eroded. Catholics who work in health care because of their religious beliefs are now being asked to ignore the very core […]
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Shushed, scolded, and welcomed: Our readers tell us how kids are treated in their parishes
Seventy-two percent of our reader sample told America that, for good or ill, the way their children were welcomed had a critical effect on their own relationship with their parish.
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The Letters
As a pro-life Democrat, I think the Democratic Party could become strong again if it would not insist that all the people who call themselves Democrats be pro-choice without exception.
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Parishes could do more to support people with depression and anxiety, say America readers
A significant obstacle for Catholics with depression and/or anxiety was the dangerous—and wrongful—interpretation of these conditions as spiritual failures.
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What is the biggest obstacle to forming stable families?
“Once marriage is redefined as a personal instead of a social institution, it makes no sense to stick it out through even moderately bad times.”
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Conversation. Care. Courage. Presence. This kind of writing feeds my soul. Thank you.
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Who has the most influential moral voice in the United States today? Our readers told us.
“People listen to those who are talking the talk and walking the walk. You become influential when you relentlessly and unwaveringly pursue what’s right.”
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The Letters
Faith is open engagement with the mysterium. It is a form of active humility and has nothing to do with believing the “right” things, let alone opposing those who believe the “wrong” things.
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What does Catholic health care reform look like? Our readers overwhelmingly gave one answer.
Many readers who thought health care reform should include universal coverage commented that, as Catholics, they think health care should address their concern for every human life.