Should Certain Website Articles NOT Be Cited? And Why?

[Elaine_s_Cross]

In particular, lewrockwell.com

 

[wabrams]

No, every article should be examined on a case by case basis. There shouldn’t be a wholesale ban on any site.

 

[vern_humphrey]

wabrams:

No, every article should be examined on a case by case basis. There shouldn’t be a wholesale ban on any site.

Nor should there be a wholesale deluge of posts from one site.

There comes a point when we are no longer Catholic Answers, but merely shills for some other site.

 

[wabrams]

vern humphrey:

Nor should there be a wholesale deluge of posts from one site.

There comes a point when we are no longer Catholic Answers, but merely shills for some other site.

That goes for conservative, liberal, and libertarian sites, which this site is flooded with links of all three.

Besides, last time I checked, if someone makes a statement or comments on a news article, the thread is shut down or that poster is flamed for not posting a link.

 

[Ani_Ibi]

Elaine's Cross:

In particular, lewrockwell.com

1. We need a newlink for this thread.
2. lewrockwell is a libertarian site which depends heavily on the writing of Austrian Ludwig von Mises.
3. It is contingent upon you – since you started that thread and since you quoted those writers – to apply Catholic teaching to their writing – because this is a Catholic board.
4. I don’t see the need for this thread. It would quite legitimately have been placed as a post on the previous thread.

 

[Ani_Ibi]

vern humphrey:

Nor should there be a wholesale deluge of posts from one site. There comes a point when we are no longer Catholic Answers, but merely shills for some other site.

Yes, there is that danger. There is another danger: that, under the guise of free speech and fair comment, teachings which have nothing to do with Catholicism are subtly foisted off as ‘Catholic’ or at least ‘compatible with Catholicism.’

Even within the purveys of free speech and fair comment, the article would have to relate to Catholicism in some way – even if that way is to oppose it – rather than take an end run around it. There is mention btw on those libertarian sites of a very detailed tract applying Catholicism to libertarianism.

So those who, for instance, believe in ‘always peace and never war’ would need to apply point-by-point the Just War Doctrine and/or the Principle of Double Effect to demonstrate that ‘always peace and never war’ is Catholic or at least compatible with Catholicism.

 

[ChrisR246]

Nor should there be a wholesale deluge of posts from one site.

I would agree, though it appears that some want to hold LR.C to a higher standard. e.g. I see articles and op-eds from WND regularly posted here and it’s pov is certainly not Catholic and has even carried a variety of anti-catholic op ed pieces.

So those who, for instance, believe in ‘always peace and never war’ would need to apply point-by-point the Just War Doctrine and/or the Principle of Double Effect to demonstrate that ‘always peace and never war’ is Catholic or at least compatible with Catholicism.

This is a strawman, at least as relating to LR.C as they firmly believe in Just War, they simply hold that the WoT does not meet the qualifications. In that view they are in agreement with a number of Catholics.

And for those interested in what all the fuss is about, here is a primer on Austrian conomics in their won words. NB - it’s kind of long and some of the terms may be used a little differently than the norm in more widespread current political/social/economic writing.

 

[Elaine_s_Cross]

While one may not agree with all of the positions on LRW, there are many articles discussing Catholic teachings, most in a favorable light. A smattering of a few follows.

Morality & Economic Law - Thomas Woods

lewrockwell.com/woods/woods25.html

PC in the Catholic Church - Woods

lewrockwell.com/woods/woods11.html

Three Catholic Cheers for Capitalism - Woods

lewrockwell.com/woods/woods14.html

Capitalism and the Catholic Bishops - David Dieteman

lewrockwell.com/dieteman/dieteman112.html

Capitalism & Catholicism - Woods

lewrockwell.com/woods/woods37.html

The Modern State and the Catholic Conscience - Ryan McMaken

lewrockwell.com/mcmaken/mcmaken56.html

The ‘War of Liberation’ - John C. Rao

lewrockwell.com/orig3/rao1.html

Pius XII & John Paul II - Patrick Buchanan

lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan28.html

Church and State - Ryan McMaken

lewrockwell.com/mcmaken/mcmaken99.html

Liberal Lies & the War Against Religion - Henry W Crocker III

lewrockwell.com/orig2/crocker3.html

The Myth of Hitler’s Pope - Woods

lewrockwell.com/woods/woods48.html

The Church They Love to Hate - Dieteman

lewrockwell.com/dieteman/dieteman111.html

Making Sense of Pro-War Catholics - Woods

lewrockwell.com/woods/woods18.html

The Gospel According to the Washington Times - Dieteman

lewrockwell.com/dieteman/dieteman143.html

Catholics, Iraq, and Just War - Lew Rockwell

lewrockwell.com/rockwell/justwar.html

Apocalypse Now - Crocker

lewrockwell.com/crocker/crocker7.html

Neocon Gnosticism - Christopher Manion

lewrockwell.com/manion/manion17.html

The Real Battle Over The Passion - Manion

lewrockwell.com/manion/manion48.html

‘Passion’ Proves Gospels Still Matter - Steven Greenhut

lewrockwell.com/greenhut/greenhut27.html

Mother Theresa - Gary North

lewrockwell.com/north/north217.html

Can Catholics Support This War? - Stephen Bertucci

lewrockwell.com/orig3/bertucci1.html

Blessing the Bombs - George Zabelka

lewrockwell.com/orig6/zabelka1.html

President Bush, Don’t Do It - Manion

lewrockwell.com/orig/manion5.html

 

[Elaine_s_Cross]

1) 3) It is contingent upon you – since you started that thread and since you quoted those writers – to apply Catholic teaching to their writing – because this is a Catholic board.

Should we do the same with the Weekly Standard, National Review, Ann Coulter, etc?

 

[Peter_Wright]

Elaine's Cross:

In particular, lewrockwell.com

Don’t think I don’t see this as an attempt to circumvent the rules regarding openly questioning the actions of the moderators. Thread closed. Consider yourself warned. Next time earns you a trip to Suspension Island.