Category Archives: Obamacare

The Deeper Meaning of the Obamacare Decision

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

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

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

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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Liberal Catholic Pawns in the Obama Religious Wars

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

“The Obama religious wars”: neither words of hyperbole nor an empty epithet but an apt description of an unfolding crisis that encompasses the United States Constitution and fundamental religious liberty. Just last month, in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC, the United … Continue reading →

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From the National Catholic Register: Crossing the Rubicon

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

‘We Are Crossing the Rubicon’: House Tackles HHS Mandate  Threat   (143) Bishop Lori, legal and policy experts raise concerns; a  representative of the Institute of Medicine defends the federal rule. Share http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A//www.ncregister.com/daily-news/we-are-crossing-the-rubicon-house-tackles-hhs-mandate-threat&style=compact&source=NCRegister&service=bit.ly&o=http%3A//www.facebook.com/%3Fref%3Dlogo&b=1 by  JOAN FRAWLEY DESMOND02/29/2012 Comments (1) WASHINGTON — Yesterday a … Continue reading →

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Scholarly Medical Ethics Journal: Why Not Baby Killing?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The GRIZZLY, BRAVE NEW WORLD OF MEDICAL “ETHICS” The abstract below comes from this month’s Journal of Medical Ethics, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal. It embodies the icy, amoral detachment of utilitarian medical ethics.  The argument of the Australian authors from the University of Melbourne echoes that … Continue reading →

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FATHER JOE, PERSONAL CONSCIENCE AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

FATHER JOE, PERSONAL CONSCIENCE and RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Some friends seem to question my judgment (maybe my sanity, too) when I say that Jesuits hold a special place in my heart. That’s not to deny my very special and unique love … Continue reading →

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POLL SHOWS OBAMA MANDATE CAUSES A DEEP DIVISION

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

An independent national survey by Rasmussen Reports last week shows that Americans oppose the Obama contraceptive mandate. However, the vote is extremely  close and reflects a fundamental divide among Americans about the kind of nation we shall be. When Americans … Continue reading →

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