tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015905953902944537.post5334892136477381828..comments2024-03-06T12:57:06.530+08:00Comments on On My Way Home: On ElectionsMartin D. Bautista, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09760928906073479492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015905953902944537.post-79290341105881675912009-03-29T21:45:00.000+08:002009-03-29T21:45:00.000+08:00Go PanlilioGo PanlilioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015905953902944537.post-43500306989615152472009-03-26T07:02:00.000+08:002009-03-26T07:02:00.000+08:00Democracy can only happen if there are mediating i...Democracy can only happen if there are mediating institutions which teach and practice democratic principles. The Catholic Church should be a mediating instution, however, it fails because it is hierachical in structure and models and teaches allegiance to the man on the top of the pyramid. <BR/><BR/>I would encourage you to read Religion in America by Huston and Corrigan (7th ed) to understand how democratic institutions in US were rooted in a church/religious culture that practiced and modeled democratic principles.<BR/><BR/>Religion in America (7th Edition) by John Corrigan and Winthrop S. HudsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com