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Ethical and Religious Directives

How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.23.2013 | Politics
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Valerie Tarico

When it comes to matters of individual conscience, Washington State voters have a don't-mess-with-us attitude that makes Texans look like cattle--and it goes way back.

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Bishops Step Over the Line

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 04.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Catholic Hospital, Washington, Oregon, Barbara Coombs Lee, Providence Hospital, Catholic Bishops, Death With Dignity, Ethical and Religious Directives, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Barbara Coombs Lee

As with contraception, a free society must find the middle ground. Catholic Bishops must be free to exercise their religion, yet we cannot allow them to deny that same freedom to the rest of us.

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