I was just cruising around the internet, and, going through a recurring phase of wondering whether I should start going back to church, I started to look at some catholic blogs here, and here. Well, lo and behold, if the congregation isn't still going on about abortion and using that as the way to judge its political candidates.

To be fair, someone in the comments section at Amy's blog got it right when he or she remarked that the GOP doesn't seem too interested in doing anything about the issue either. Yeah, I'd say that's the case, since the GOP now controls both houses of congress, the supreme court, and the presidency. What are they waiting for?

Well, they know it's a non-starter with the swing voters, suburban moms especially. And the GOP is about getting elected. So, sadly, while abortion will become less of an issue, the cons can still manipulate the electorate with , ta da, gay marriage.

And what do these two topics--abortion and gay marriage--have in common? Let's see. What's the church all messed up over right now? Could it be s.e.x.? Is there any other moral issue, whatsoever, that gets catholic knickers in a twist? Economic disparities? Health care? Anything?

Guess I still ain't going back to church.