Description:
Contains quotes from Catholic bishops who say a Catholic must vote for the most electable antiabortion candidate - or risk mortal sin.
Brief description: John Gerard Lewis is the founder of VotingCatholic.com, which guides Catholics on how to vote according to the teachings of Catholic bishops. He is the former Board Chairman of the 1st Amendment Partnership, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting religious freedom for Americans of all faiths. Mr. Lewis is also president of Lewis Legal News, Inc., which owns business and legal publications and also processes legal advertisements in several Midwestern states. He has been a regular columnist for SeekingAlpha.com and The Trading Deck (owned by Dow Jones & Co.) and has appeared as a guest on Fox Business News. Mr. Lewis's professional activities are summarized at JohnGerardLewis.com. He lives with his wife, Dana, in suburban Kansas City.
Review Quotes:
"I am highly recommending this book."
- Deal Hudson, President of the Morley Institute for Church and Culture, and host of the "Church and Culture" program on Ave Maria Radio
"Exceptionally well done."
- Patrick Coffin, Catholic author and host of "The Patrick Coffin Show"
"John Gerard Lewis reminds us that being a Catholic in the voting booth is just as important as living the faith in our parishes and families. Voting with an informed conscience is both a civic and a sacred duty, one that has eternal consequences for our souls."
- John W. Horvat II, vice president, The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property
"If you are interested in learning how to evaluate the hierarchy of issues for Catholic voters to consider, especially abortion, the most important factor, check out John Gerard Lewis' new book, Catholic Voting and Mortal Sin."
- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
"John Gerard Lewis ... has compiled quotes from bishops which, taken together, drive home Church teaching on the right to life."
- Barbara Rose, web editor, The New Oxford Review
"The highly acclaimed Catholic Voting and Mortal Sin takes for its premise exactly what the title suggests: you vote at your peril ... God and the devil are watching."
- Carl Sundell, CatholicInsight.com
"Lewis makes the inarguable case that it is not only intrinsically evil to participate in an abortion, but it is also evil to support political candidates who enable the abortion industry."
- Jack Cashill, author of "Popes and Bankers" and 15 other books
"John Gerard Lewis lays out the case that many Catholics are putting their immortal souls at peril when they cast their ballots for certain political candidates. Lewis is a gifted writer and plies his talents ably here."
- Paul J. Camarata, M.D., host of the "SaintCast" podcast