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CatholicVote
Founded2008
Type501(c)(4) non-profit
FocusRoman Catholic political advocacy
Location
Area served
United States
Key people
Brian Burch (President)
Websitewww.CatholicVote.org
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Part of a series of articles on
Abortion
and the Catholic Church
Official opposition
Philosophy and theology
History
Activism
Dissidence
See also
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CatholicVote.org is a conservative,[1][2][3][4] non-profit political advocacy group based in the United States. While the organization acknowledges the authority of the Magisterium, it is independent of the Catholic Church.[5]

Structure

CatholicVote.org is divided into three organizations:

  • CatholicVote.org Political Action Committee (CatholicVote PAC) is the group's connected political action committee; its goal is to financially support political candidates who "will be faithful stewards of Catholic social teaching and the common good".[5] In 2010, it made campaign contributions to six Republicans and one Democrat.[6]
  • CatholicVote.org Education Fund is a 501(c)3 tax-deductible program which comprises two units: the CatholicVote.org Education Fund and the CatholicVote.org Legal Action Fund.[citation needed]

History

Domain name

The CatholicVote.org domain name was first used by the Catholic Alliance in early 2000.[7] The Catholic Alliance was a grassroots group of Americans who agreed with the platform of the fundamental evangelical Protestant Christian Coalition but wished to widen the Coalition's scope to include Catholics.[8] The Catholic Alliance, formed in 1995, held the website until mid-2002. The next owner of the domain name was Larry Cirignano, founder of Catholic Vote, later called Catholic Citizenship. He used the domain for six years until mid-2008.[9][10] The Fidelis Center began operating the domain in October 2008, initially redirecting it to CatholicVote.com. The first published articles linked on the site included ones by co-founders Brian Burch and Joshua Mercer. The Fidelis Center subsequently sold the domain to Fidelis, a related, but independent 501(c)4 organization which operates the domain today.[11]

Activism

Anti-abortion

"Imagine Spot 1" was the first release of the national media campaign "Life: Imagine the Potential" in 2009. In ten days it recorded over 700,000 hits.[12] The commercial centers around the story of President Barack Obama, showing an ultrasound image and saying that despite a hard childhood, the unborn child will grow up to be President of the United States.[13] The advert was rejected by both NBC for airing during the Super Bowl[12] and CNN for airing during coverage of President Obama's first State of the Union Address.[14] A second commercial was also released in 2009, "Imagine Spot 2". This commercial featured Nelson Mandela. It aired in selected markets during the American Idol season 8 finale.[15]

Other activism

In 2010, CatholicVote.org organized a petition urging the United States Postal Service to issue a Mother Teresa commemorative stamp despite opposition by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and similar groups.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Politics Daily: Donald Trump, Family Values Conservative -- Believe It or Not". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ↑ Conservative Catholics rally against contraception mandate
  3. ↑ Boston Globe op-ed: Faith reduced to caricature[dead link‍]
  4. ↑ "Chicago Tribune: After Vatican rebuke, nuns celebrated". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 CatholicVote About
  6. ↑ [1] Donation Recipients
  7. ↑ "CatholicVote.org Homepage – a project of Catholic Alliance". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ Djupe, Paul A.; Olson, Laura R. (2003). Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics. Infobase Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 1438130201.
  9. ↑ "CatholicVote.org – an association of Catholic voters in America". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on September 21, 2002. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Catholic Vote – Catholic Citizenship". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ "CatholicVote.com". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 NBC rejects pro-life ad using Obama
  13. ↑ Facing Tough Washington Climate, Abortion Foes Move Debate Online
  14. ↑ McFeely, Tom (2009-02-20). "CNN Punts Pro-Life Obama Ad". National Catholic Register. Circle Media Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  15. ↑ Anti-Abortion Ad Scores with 'American Idol'
  16. ↑ "US Issues Mother Teresa Postal Stamp". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-17.

External links

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