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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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LOVING THE POOR, HELPING WOMEN AND TRANSFORMING LIVES
By RAY NOBLE Former Mayor Dinkins of NYC once quipped that the programs of the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Renewal might be the most effective anti-poverty program that city has ever seen. I was privileged to serve with them in New … Continue reading
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LOVING THE POOR AND WITNESSING TRANSFORMED LIVES
Former Mayor Dinkins of NYC once quipped that the programs of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal might be the most effective anti-poverty program that city has ever seen. I was privileged to serve with them there and, briefly, in Honduras … Continue reading
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 Uncategorized, Health care mandate, freedom of religion, Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist, Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Catholic nuns, Conference of Catholic Bishops, CMSWR, Dissident Catholic nuns
Tagged Catholic Bishops, Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious, Catholic nuns, Sister Laurie Brink, Sister Maria Veritas, OP, Mary Anne Marks, Leadershi[ Conference of Women Religious, Catholic dissidents
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Thanks for Your Support — 17 Countries This Month!
The internet is such an extraordinary tool! While I’m still learning how to run a website, I read an encouraging report from wordpress.com yesterday. In the past month alone since February 25, the website has been read by people in all of the … Continue reading
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October Baby: A Movie Review
Here’s a movie review of October Baby that I posted today: Jaded movie critics will ridicule October Baby as implausible — Andrew O’Hehir of Salon.com already has. What about it fails O’Hehir’s smell test: The failed abortion? The daughter’s search? The biological mother’s response? But counselors … Continue reading
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Yesterday’s Religious Freedom Rallies: Throw Out Those Stereotypes! Look at These Video Clips!
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
Posted in contraception, contraception mandate, Deus et Patria, Dr. Alveda King, First Amendment, Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, freedom of religion, Health and Human Services mandate, Orlando Florida rally for religious freedom, Pastor Bill Devlin, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, Rally for Religious Liberty March 23, Rep. Sandy Adams, Uncategorized
Tagged contraception, contraception mandate, Dr. Alveda King, Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, HHS madate, HHS mandate, Pastor Bill Devlin, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, religious liberty, Rep. Sandy Adams, United States Constitution
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First Things First: Pray to End the HHS Mandate
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
Posted in abortifacients, birth control, contraception, contraception mandate, Deus et Patria, First Amendment, freedom of religion, Health and Human Services mandate, prayer, religious liberty, Uncategorized
Tagged birth control, Catholic Bishops, contraception mandate, prayer, religious liberty, United States Constitution
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