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Category Archives: politics
Mitt Romney Attacks the HHS Mandate: “We’re all Catholic Today”
Mitt Romney gave a powerful talk to an enthusiastic crowd in Bowling Green on Wednesday. But what really brought down the House was his response when asked about the HHS anti-religion mandate. Decrying the attack on religious liberty, he repeated his promise … Continue reading
A Vice Presidential Possibility You Probably Never Heard
I’ve said this before but know no one else who agrees. Still, I can’t help mentioning a great GOP vice presidential possibility who is on nobody’s radar screen: Governor Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico. A charismatic, conservative Republican, he has turned around … Continue reading
The Deeper Meaning of the Obamacare Decision
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
Posted in Catholic, Catholic bishops, Chief Justice John Roberts, Department of Health and Human Services, First Amendment, freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, George Weigel, Health and Human Services mandate, Mitt Romney, Obamacare
Tagged Chief Justice John Roberts, George Weigel, Mitt Romney, Obamacare, Obamacare decision
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The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision and Religious Freedom
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
Posted in abortifacient, abortion, birth control, Catholic bishops, Chief Justice John Roberts, contraception, contraception mandate, freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, Health and Human Services mandate, health care compromise, Health care mandate, Obamacare, ongoing threat to religious freedom, religious liberty, Supreme Court Obamacare decision, Uncategorized, United States Constitution, United States Supreme Court
Tagged abortion, birth control, Catholic Bishops, Chief Justice John Roberts, contraception mandate, healthcare, healthcare mandate, Obamacare, Obamacare decision, rational basis test of constitutionality, religious liberty, strict scrutiny test of constitutionality, United States Constitution
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The Religious Freedom Issue Is As Alive — And More Important– Than Ever
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
Posted in abortifacients, abortion, after birth abortion, birth control, Catholic, Conference of Catholic Bishops, contraception, contraception mandate, First Amendment, freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, Health and Human Services mandate, health care compromise, Health care mandate, HHS mandate, Obamacare, ongoing threat to religious freedom, political effect of the contraception mandate
Tagged abortion, birth control, Catholic Bishops, contraception mandate, religious liberty, United States Constitution
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AS WE URGED LAST WINTER: THE CHURCH ACTS AGAINST DISSIDENT NUN GROUP — WATCH AMERICA’S HOLY, YOUNG GROWING COMMUNITIES OF SISTERS GROW EVEN FASTER NOW!
The Holy Spirit is working overtime these days! On February 26, this website exposed a dissident, aging organization that claims to speak for American nuns: the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). Its member communities include many with so little Catholic identity that … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic nuns, CMSWR, Conference of Catholic Bishops, Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious, Dissident Catholic nuns, Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist, Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, freedom of religion, Health care mandate, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Bishops, Catholic dissidents, Catholic nuns, Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious, Leadershi[ Conference of Women Religious, Mary Anne Marks, OP, Sister Laurie Brink, Sister Maria Veritas
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FROM THE FISCAL TIMES: THE HHS MANDATE WOULD DEVASTATE THE POOR BY FORCING CATHOLIC HOSPITALS TO CLOSE
Edward Morrissey of The Fiscal Times analyzes the HHS mandate’s effect on the poor and on underserved rural areas by forcing Catholic hospitals to close: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2012/03/01/Obama-Risks-$100-Billion-if-Catholic-Hospitals-Close.aspx#page1 If you like this article, please click on the FOLLOW BY EMAIL button on … Continue reading
Posted in abortifacients, abortion, birth control, Catholic, Catholic Hospitals, contraception, contraception mandate, freedom of religion, health care compromise, Health care mandate, medical care for the poor, medical care for underserved rural areas, religious liberty, The Fiscal Times, United States Constitution
Tagged medical care for the poor, medical care for underserved rural areas, The Fiscal Times
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