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Tag Archives: 1st Amendment
Acton U 2013: Day 3 (with UPDATES)
After Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form, we had breakfast with great conversation about the encroachment by the US government on our civil liberties.
Now I am in the first talk: Religious Liberty: The Dawn of the First Amendment
UPDATE
Next talk: Theologians … Continue reading
“You have the right to remain silent.”
So, maybe there aren’t obvious links in what follows. Just like “metadata”, however, when you start putting together small pieces of information, a large picture emerges.
From Investor’s Business Daily:
While Your Phone Calls Are Tracked & Stored – Obama’s Snooping Excludes … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged 1st Amendment, 2nd amendment, 4th Amendment, AR-15, HHS mandate, IRS, metadata, Miranda v. Arizona, Obama Administration, Pres. Obama
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Lighter Fare… not so much. POLL!
It’s starting to feel like this, isn’t it?
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“Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA”
From CNSNews:
Catholic Archbishop: Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA
(CNSNews.com) – Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is calling on Americans to wake up [Is it too late? We must keep working.] and recognize that the Founding Fathers’ vision … Continue reading
Excellent address by Archbp. Chaput on the attacks on religious liberty
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has some remarks on religious liberty which I found on the site of the Witherspoon Institute. My emphases and comments.
Our First Right: Religious Liberty
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Simply put, religious freedom is a fundamental natural right and first among … Continue reading
USCCB to Pres. Obama: your supposed “accommodation” falls short
Today the U.S. Bishops issued a statement about the supposed “accommodation” proffered by the Obama Administration in regard to the anti-1st Amendment HHS Mandate.
HHS Proposal Falls Short In Meeting Church Concerns; Bishops Look Forward To Addressing Issues With Administration
February 7, … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, anti-catholicism, health care reform, HHS mandate, Obama Administration, Obamacare, Obamatax, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pres. Obama
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White House “takes out the trash” in its fake HHS Mandate tweaks
On the TV series The West Wing you learn about “taking out the trash”. That is, the White House releases what might be potentially problematic news on a Friday, so that things can calm down over the weekend and other stories … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, anti-catholicism, anti-Christian, HHS mandate, Kathleen Sebelius, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama, religious freedom, religious liberty
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Pres. Obama declares – no kidding – “Religious Freedom Day”
I must have walked through the wrong door and into Bearded-Spock Universe.
This isn’t a joke. Here is the link to the site of the White House.
Read the language carefully.
It’s supposed to be “Religious Freedom Day”, but the text starts out … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, HHS mandate, Obama Administration, Pres. Obama, The First Gay President, White House, “Religious Freedom Day”
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Archbp. Chaput on St. Thomas More in light of Obamacare
In the light of the Obama Administration’s attack on our religious freedom, this piece deserves wide circulation:
A Man for This Season, and All Seasons
by Charles J. Chaput
within Religion and the Public Square
December 19th, 2012
There is only one Thomas More: A … Continue reading
High-living, big-spending, bloated, decadent, parasitical, wastrel monarchy v. Citizen-executive of a republic of limited government
Mark Steyn made an interesting point in his recent piece HERE:
[Pres. Obama] and his family are about to jet off on their Christmas vacation to watch America slide off the fiscal cliff from the luxury beach resort of Kailua. The … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals
Tagged 1st Amendment, HHS mandate, POTUS, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, The First Gay President
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