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The Deeper Meaning of the Obamacare Decision

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Ray Noble

Dr. Rebecca Peck has called my attention to the following excellent article by George Weigel: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/304578/roberts-opinion-george-weigel Weigel thinks Roberts was wrong about the constitutionality of the individual mandate under the federal tax power, but he says that those who merely focused … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision and Religious Freedom

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ray Noble

It’s a sad fact that Americans have gotten so used to judicial activists on the Supreme Court that we get angry when someone like Chief Justice John Roberts refuses to be one. Don’t get me wrong — I, too, desperately hoped Obamacare would … Continue reading →

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The Religious Freedom Issue Is As Alive — And More Important– Than Ever

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Ray Noble

What does today’s Supreme Court decision mean for the federal lawsuits and the Fortnight for Freedom and religious freedom rallies that have drawn attention to the HHS mandate’s assault on religious freedom? 1. Today’s decision upheld the constitutionality of the Patient … Continue reading →

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BISHOPS, THE HHS MANDATE AND ILLEGALS

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Ray Noble

Last week I forwarded an email containing a new call to action by US Catholic bishops. The statement called for a “fortnight for freedom” to pray, fast and engage in political action against unprecedented threats to religious freedom. The bishops left no doubt that the … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Religious Freedom Rallies: Throw Out Those Stereotypes! Look at These Video Clips!

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Ray Noble

The reports from yesterday’s religious freedom rallies are remarkable in many ways. In Orlando, I stood next to a Jewish rabbi as we joined hundreds in listening to a black minister deliver the opening invocation. A choir of young black schoolchildren led us in singing God … Continue reading →

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First Things First: Pray to End the HHS Mandate

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ray Noble

By Ray Noble Americans are focused right now on paying bills, finding jobs and getting their taxes filed. We also get mad about “those incompetents in Washington” and worry about the debt and the deficit. Oh yes… Iran and Afghanistan look bad, too. What … Continue reading →

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THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S DIVERSE ADVERSARIES IN ITS WARS ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY…. Plus A Detailed Review of This Year’s Unprecedented State Vs Church Confrontation

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ray Noble

By Ray Noble It was just over seven weeks ago that the Obama Administration began its frontal assault on the religious liberty of the Catholic Church. Yet even before Secretary Kathleen Sebelius unveiled that provocative HHS abortifacient/contraception/sterilization mandate on January 20, an astonishingly broad spectrum of faith … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Health and Human Services mandate

The Deeper Meaning of the Obamacare Decision

The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision and Religious Freedom

The Religious Freedom Issue Is As Alive — And More Important– Than Ever

Yesterday’s Religious Freedom Rallies: Throw Out Those Stereotypes! Look at These Video Clips!

First Things First: Pray to End the HHS Mandate

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