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Blunt Amendment: Protections For Religion, Conscience Long Established
The Hartford CourantThe most demanding responsibility of a member of Congress, in my experience, was to remain open to the extraordinary diversity of opinion among my constituents and my colleagues. It's hard, and demands profound respect for those with whom you disagree,...Tags: Employment, Belief and Faith, Abortion, Civil Rights, Politics
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Stand up to goverment's attack on religion
The best definition of religious freedom I could find was on Wikipedia: "A principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and action." Freedom of religion is a right...Tags: Employment, Allentown, Civil Rights, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Government doesn't rule our souls
Our Aberdeen Catholic churches, Sacred Heart and St. Mary's, are participating in a nationwide movement called a Fortnight for Freedom. The effort to remind citizens of the importance of religious freedom started Thursday and culminates on July 4....Tags: Birth Control, Belief and Faith, Health Treatments, Abortion, Family Planning
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Catholics must fight for religious freedom
With tweets and text messages, prayers and preaching, Catholics and other Americans are spending two weeks (June 21-July 4) launching a religious freedom awareness campaign called the "Fortnight for Freedom." Concern for the freedom of Christians to...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Politics
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Catholic Fortnight for Freedom starts today
The Religion WorldThe Orlando Catholic Diocese's 14 days of prayer for religious freedom begins today at 12:40 p.m. at St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Church bells will ring for five minutes as a call to prayer. At 12:45 p.m., participants will gather in prayer... -
Connecticut Catholic Voters Aren't Buying What Bishops Are Selling
Connecticut is a very Catholic state. And Connecticut's Roman Catholic bishops have been very politically active lately, loudly criticizing Obamacare, pro-choice Democratic candidates, and politicians who support gay marriage. But that doesn't mean they'...
Tags: Birth Control, Health Treatments, Diocese of Bridgeport, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Judge dismisses Wheaton College lawsuit against Obama administration over contraception mandate
A federal judge has dismissed Wheaton College's lawsuit against the Obama administration for requiring the evangelical Christian college to offer health insurance that covers the cost of contraception, including the morning-after pill, for employees. The...
Tags: Birth Control, Belief and Faith, Health Treatments, Colleges and Universities, Civil Rights
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Wheaton College joins lawsuit over health care requirements
Chicago Tribune reporterWheaton College has joined about 50 mostly Roman Catholic religious institutions suing the Obama administration for requiring religious employers to offer health insurance that covers the cost of birth control for employees and students. Today the west...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Kathleen Sebelius, Birth Control, Timothy Geithner, Litigation
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Roanoke takes part in "Stand for Religious Freedom" rally
People in Roanoke joined a nationwide movement, by stopping and praying on Saturday. It's part of the "stand up for religious freedom" rallies sweeping the country. Many people came out to Elmwood Park to take part. The Danville group, "The Church...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Wisconsin Group Says Wyoming City Cross Must Go
FOX 17 NewsThe church and the cross have been part of Wyoming's city seal from the the beginning, but now a watch-dog group from Wisconsin says it has to go because it violates the First Amendment of the Constitution. That has city leaders scrambling to find out if...Tags: Religion and Belief, Justice System, Judges, Separation of Church and State, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dragon tales and other reasons I oppose school vouchers
Change of SubjectDeanna Pan at Mother Jones does a quick run-down of the worst of the claptrap that taxpayers in Lousiana are going to have to pay to disseminate to that state's schoolchildren under a new school voucher program. In 14 Wacky...... -
Religious freedomat risk
American Catholics were recently asked by their bishops to observe a “Fortnight for Freedom” - a two-week time of prayer, study and public action focusing on threats to religious freedom. While some would dismiss the bishops' fears as exaggerated,...Tags: Birth Control, Belief and Faith, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Freedom of the Press
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