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Ohio’s Catholic Dioceses spent at least $1.7 million to fight Issue 1. The church lost (www.cincinnati.com)

submitted 7 months ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Voters who approved Ohio’s Issue 1 Tuesday dealt a blow to Catholic bishops and activists who mounted an unprecedented campaign to stop abortion from becoming a constitutional right in the state.

The church in Ohio spent more than $1.7 million trying to convince voters to reject the amendment. Priests preached about the evils of abortion. Bishops attended fundraisers and recorded videos declaring the amendment “radical” and “extreme.” Catholics went door-to-door, held vigils, passed out glossy flyers and put extra cash in the collection basket.

They still lost by a 14-point margin, 57%-43%.

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[–] SARGEx117@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I drove past a church yesterday that still had 10+ of the NO signs dotted alongside the road.

Funny, I remember a time when churches at least pretended not to try and manipulate politics.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Report ‘em to the IRS. 501c non-profit status is predicated on not stepping out of their lane.