'Test of Fire' video encourages Catholics to vote for life, marriage, liberty

Recommended by Alicia Purdy

For the Deseret News

Published: Monday, June 11 2012 4:06 p.m. MDT

Our take: "Test of Fire" is a video produced by Florida-based Catholics Called to Witness, a group highlighting voter issues that fall along the beliefs of the Catholic faith. The video has created controversy for its hardline stance n hot-button social issues like abortion, gay marriage and religious liberties. However, the video does not directly tell Catholics whom they should vote for.

A video produced by a conservative Florida-based Catholic organization that calls on the flock to vote against politicians who favor same-sex marriage and abortion rights has gone viral with more than 355,000 views on YouTube.

"Test of Fire," which shows of an iron worker casting pieces that say "jobs," "taxes," and "energy" with daunting music in the background, tells viewers that some politicians' policies are negotiable but that those which would legalize same-sex marriage or support the inclusion of contraception coverage in religious institutions' insurance plans are dealbreakers.

"In generations past, the church has always been able to count on the faithful to stand up and protect her sacred rights and duties. This generation of Catholics must do the same," says the video, which also shows a presumably Catholic woman voting.

Read more about the "Test of Fire" video on The Huffington Post.

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