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Originally posted by normbenignThe Kennedys were killed for many reasons. Catholicism is one of them but not the only one.
Do you think the Kennedy boys were killed due to their Catholicism? If so, why the attempt on the life of Reagan?
The Italians were probably involved and they are Catholics too. Their motivation was not religious.
LBJ had political motivations.
I think it was very complicated, but the Kennedys' religion was probably a factor.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/jfk50/reflect/20131012-extremists-in-dallas-created-volatile-atmosphere-before-jfks-1963-visit.ece
Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis, authors of a new book, Dallas 1963, said extremists in Dallas didn’t just criticize Kennedy; they painted him as a traitor.
“There was something in Dallas that seemed to be summoning people to a raw, hard-edged resistance to JFK,” said Minutaglio, a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a former staff writer at The Dallas Morning News. “We believe it was a distinct minority, but pretty powerful at the top.”
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As Kennedy, a Roman Catholic, was pursing the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960, Hunt secretly financed the printing of 200,000 copies of an anti-Catholic sermon by the Rev. W.A. Criswell, the influential pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas. Criswell argued that if a Catholic became president, the pope would dictate American policy.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/21/politics/pope-francis-congress-republicans-politics/index.html
Congressional Republicans hope Pope Francis leaves his liberal-leaning views at the Vatican.
When he addresses a joint session of Congress Thursday during an event that will be broadcast around the world, a large number of House and Senate Republicans want the leader of the Catholic Church to keep a lid on his progressive attitudes on climate change, immigration, guns and capitalism.
In interviews with CNN, a wide array of GOP lawmakers argued that the Pope's message should stay away from the political fights consuming Washington, and many expressed strong disapproval of the fiery views he's espoused since taking over the papacy in 2013.
"I think it's totally inappropriate that the Pope is weighing in on all the real sensitive, far-left issues," said Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, one of the most conservative senators.
Originally posted by normbenignReagan was shot because he was famous. It had nothing to do with Reagan himself. The guy who shot Reagan wanted to shoot Carter first. So Jodie Foster would love him.
Do you think the Kennedy boys were killed due to their Catholicism? If so, why the attempt on the life of Reagan?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI don't think anyone really knows what motivated any of those assassins. It makes good fodder for TV documentaries.
Reagan was shot because he was famous. It had nothing to do with Reagan himself. The guy who shot Reagan wanted to shoot Carter first. So Jodie Foster would love him.