Tag Archives: religious liberty

The attack is underway in Columbus

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Have you been following the controversy in Columbus?
Your readers should stand up to support Bp. Campbell.
Friends, this is going to happen more and more often. We are going to see myriad harassment cases in the courts, relentlessly attacking every entity … Continue reading →

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Excellent address by Archbp. Chaput on the attacks on religious liberty

Posted on 25 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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White House “takes out the trash” in its fake HHS Mandate tweaks

Posted on 1 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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ACTION ITEM! Support “HobbyLobby” on Saturday, 5 January, against Pres. Obama’s HHS Mandate!

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From LifeNews:
Thousands to Join Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day Over Mandate Fight
Tens of thousands of Americans have committed to support the Christian crafts store Hobby Lobby on January 5 after courts have refused to issued an ruling stopping the Obama HHS … Continue reading →

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Perhaps we should start calling him “Henry IX”?

Posted on 4 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Perhaps we should start calling him “Henry IX“, along with “The First Gay President”?
From FoxNews:
Obama calls Conscience Clause for Military Chaplains “Ill-Advised”
By Todd Starnes
Religious liberty advocates are concerned after President Obama said a conscience clause that would allow military chaplains … Continue reading →

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EWTNNews: Online petition to White House to label Catholic Church a “hate group”

Posted on 4 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From EWTN News:
White House petitioned to label Catholic Church a ‘hate group’
By Michelle Bauman
An online petition asking the White House to designate the Catholic Church as a “hate group” for its views on marriage is drawing criticism for generating unjust … Continue reading →

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Bp. Paprocki on Illinois’ absurd “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act”

Posted on 4 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, wrote a letter to be read in parishes or put in parish bulletins this weekend. The letter concerns the absurdly titled “The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act”. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bishops call for project of prayer, fasting to begin 30 DECEMBER to defend Life, Marriage, Religious Liberty – FR Z POLL

Posted on 30 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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Did you know that the Bishops of these United States of America have asked for Catholics to pray, fast and abstain on Fridays, and take part in a holy hour each month?
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Call To … Continue reading →

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Federal Appeals Court sides with Belmont Abbey against Obama Administration

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Catholic News Herald of the Diocese of Charlotte:
Government must rewrite HHS mandate by March 31, court orders
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has sided with Belmont Abbey College in its lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s … Continue reading →

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Archbp. Chaput on St. Thomas More in light of Obamacare

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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