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September 16, 2016
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Volume 1, Number 4
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Maher
Khalil Executive Director
Article On United States
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The American Solidarity Party
American
Solidarity Party Logo
The
International Political and Religious Rights Union brief look at political
parties that are running for the United States presidential elections.
The United States is a Multi-party system with each party having
its own Ideology, Principals and values which reflects an individual’s
beliefs and ideology.
This article is focusing on a rare political party ideology in
America. An ideology of three
principals; Christian Democracy, Social conservatism and Economic
distributism.
Christian Democracy is a mix of Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox faith
and democratic ideas.
Social conservatism is political ideologies preserving
traditional beliefs, such as family values and opposition to same-sex
marriage.
Economic distributism was
founded by Pope Leo XIII, it’s
ideology is,
” In Rerum novarum,
Leo XIII states that people are likely to work harder and with greater
commitment if they themselves possess the land on which they labour, which in
turn will benefit them and their families as workers will be able to provide
for themselves and their household. He puts forward the idea that when men
have the opportunity to possess property and work on it, they will “learn to
love the very soil which yields in response to the labor of their
hands, not only
food to eat, but an abundance of the good things for themselves and those
that are dear to them.” He states also that owning property is not only
beneficial for a person and their family, but is in fact a right, due to God
having “...given the earth for the use and enjoyment of the whole human race”
The American Solidarity Party is inspired by Roman Catholic
social teaching. The only political party in the United States that is based
on Roman Catholic social teaching.
These are their platform on their
http://www.solidarity-party.org/ website:
“These are the three principles that guide the American
Solidarity Party, the only active Christian Democratic party in the United
States. We seek to promote the common good and the material and spiritual
welfare of all people, thereby raising consciousness of the Christian
worldview. We don’t seek to be a proselytizing party but, in a broken and
increasingly callous, secularized world, we offer a positive vision bringing
communities together. “
“Guided by these three principles, The American Solidarity Party
stands for the sanctity of human life, the necessity of social justice,
responsibility for the environment, and hopes for the possibility of a
peaceful world."
There candidates are Mike Maturen of Michigan for President and
Juan Muñoz of Texas running for vice-president.
We enjoyed reading about this party and wish them success and
prosperity in the presidential and recruitment.
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International Political and Religious Rights Union brief look at political parties
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