Douglas W. Kmiec on the Catholic Question in USA TODAY

Douglas W. Kmiec, author of Can A Catholic Support Him? Asking the Big Question About Barack Obama, contributes an essay on the Catholic issue and the Presidency in today's USA Today Forum. Kmiec, Chair & Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University, is pictured here with actor/activist Martin Sheen, who wrote the Introduction to the book. Kmiec and Sheen will both appear at Diesel Bookstore in Malibu, Ca on Sunday, October 26.

CAN A CATHOLIC SUPPORT HIM? Author Douglas W. Kmiec Interviewed in The New York Times

Douglas W. Kmiec, author of the forthcoming Can a Catholic Support Him? Asking the Big Questions About Barack Obama, is interviewed by Peter Steinfels of The New York Times. Kmiec, a constitutional scholar and conservative Republican who served under Ronald Reagan and George Bush, explains his support for Barack Obama and his positons on the abortion, Roe v. Wade, and Catholic values. Can a Catholic Support Him? includes an introduction by Martin Sheen, and will be available in bookstores on September 15.

Douglas W. Kmiec Presents the Catholic Case for Barack Obama

On September 15, The Overlook Press will published a groundbreaking new book: Can A Catholic Support Him? Asking the Big Question about Barack Obama, by Professor Douglas W. Kmiec. With the presidential election a mere two months away and the Catholic vote seemingly up for grabs, Kmiec - legal scholar, conservative Republican, and devout Catholic-offers his reasons for supporting the Obama/Biden campaign, a decision for which he was denied communion at his local parish last April.

A provocative look at abortion, Catholicism, and the 2008 presidential campaign, Can A Catholic Support Him? is also a sincere and personal journey of faith. With an introduction by Martin Sheen. On sale September 15!