{"id":13656,"date":"2018-11-02T14:44:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T21:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=13656"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:47:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:47:20","slug":"the-line-politics-and-the-catholic-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-politics-and-the-catholic-church\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line:  Politics And The Catholic Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c9SroD_cAb4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>November 2, 2018 \u2013 Sometimes it\u2019s hard for churches, as non-profit organizations, to separate themselves from political ideologies and not get involved in endorsements.\u00a0 Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists look at two recent incidents in New Mexico where the Catholic Church has found itself in a delicate balancing act.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dede Feldman, former NM State Senator<br \/>\nTom Garrity, the Garrity Group PR<br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy and McCarthy, LLP<br \/>\nDiane Snyder, former NM state senator<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Further Reading:<\/em><\/strong><strong> Citizens unite in fight against anti-Semitism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/rebuffing-criticism-church-stands-by-pro-life-message-to-voters\/article_5884911f-8591-5a20-8267-d6ca7236dfa8.html\">Rebuffing criticism, church stands by \u2018pro-life\u2019 message to voters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/new-mexico-bishops-disavow-catholic-voters-ad\/article_0ae03768-990a-5361-b82f-a32e496813c9.html\">New Mexico bishops disavow \u2018Catholic voters\u2019 ad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1239235\/bishops-object-to-use-of-letter-in-political-ad.html\">Bishops object to use of letter in political ad<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 2, 2018 \u2013 Sometimes it\u2019s hard for churches, as non-profit organizations, to separate themselves from political ideologies and not get involved in endorsements.\u00a0 Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists look at two recent incidents in New Mexico where the Catholic Church has found itself in a delicate balancing act. 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