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Tag Archives: SCOTUS
11 January 2012
SCOTUS unanimous decision upholding religious liberty, “ministerial exception”
My mind returns to the moment in Pres. Obama’s State of the Union Address when he chose to scold the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, while they sat and, from decorum and custom, could do nothing … Continue reading
2 December 2011
Fr. Z about, and to, Mr. Gingrich. Implantation? Not conception?
How many times have we heard that presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is smart? I would pay money to watch a debate between Mr. Gingrich and Pres. Obama.
People can convert, grow, change, mature, etc. … Continue reading
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged abortifacient, abortion, GOP 2012, implantation, judges, Mark Levin, newt, Newt Gingrich, POTUS, Pres. Obama, prolife, SCOTUS
52 Comments
26 October 2011
Ominous signs: religious liberty and our Catholic identity
“Secularizing trends, including the expropriation of Church goods and the elimination of privileges, frequently lead to “a profound liberation of the Church from forms of worldliness.” – Benedict XVI in Freiburg, Germany.
For years I have been harping on … Continue reading
10 October 2011
Chilling: SCOTUS hears case touching on right of Churches to self-determination, “ministerial exception”, discrimination
From CWN:
In argument before the Supreme Court on an anti-discrimination case, the solicitor general—representing the Obama administration—said that the government would uphold the right of the Catholic Church to preserve an all-male priesthood, [NB:] but only “because the balance of … Continue reading
2 October 2011
TOWNHALL: Will Obama Destroy Franciscan University of Steubenville?
This is an excellent piece from Townhall.
Will Obama Destroy Franciscan University of Steubenville?
Ken Blackwell
Columnist, Townhall.com
Daniel Webster was the most famous lawyer of his day. In 1819, the “Godlike Daniel” stood before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued passionately … Continue reading
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices
Tagged anti-catholicism, Belmont Abbey, Charlotte Allen, Daniel Webster, Dartmouth College, Franciscan University, HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, kulturkampf, Obamacare, POTUS, Pres. Obama, SCOTUS, Steubenville
29 Comments
29 September 2011
NCFishwrap getting it wrong about abortion and capital punishment.
Over at the National catholic Fishwrap, Jamie Manson has flung herself headlong into another error.
I won’t torment you with a fisking of the whole article. Suffice it to say that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is said to have defended, … Continue reading
20 July 2011
The slippery slope: from decriminalization to social acceptance
From First Things:
The Present State of Our Polygamous Future
Jul 20, 2011
Joe Carter
In an interview on the science in science fiction, novelist William Gibson noted, “[T]he future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” What Gibson meant was that … Continue reading
15 July 2010
Students ordered not to pray near Supreme Court
From FoxNews:
Students Ordered to Stop Praying Outside Supreme Court Building
By Todd Starnes
Published July 15, 2010
A group of Christian students was ordered to stop praying outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 5 because a court police officer told them … Continue reading
6 July 2010
SCOTUS scourings
The other day I posted this:
Supreme Court about priests as Vatican employees – sky not yet falling
Now, via Fr. Finigan, I found an entry on Religion Law Blog about the … Continue reading
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Elena Kaga, Justice Stevens, SCOTUS
11 Comments
3 July 2010
Supreme Court about priests as Vatican employees – sky not yet falling
My email inbox suggests to me that there is a lot of anxiety out there about recent news that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) turned down an appeal by the Holy See against a lower court ruling that U.S. Catholic … Continue reading
30 June 2010
Clinton Era Memo Betrays Kagan’s Extremist Pro-Abortion Thinking
From Operation Rescue with my edits:
Clinton Era Memo Betrays Kagan’s Extremist Pro-Abortion Thinking
Written by Operation RescuePosted June 30, 2010
Commentary by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, Operation Rescue
Washington, DC – Earlier this week, the Clinton Library released a number … Continue reading
27 June 2010
Rabbi’s reaction to SCOTUS nominee Kagan
From CNA about POTUS’s SCOTUS’s nominee:
Rabbis say Kagan not a ‘kosher’ Supreme Court nominee
Alexandria, Va., Jun 27, 2010 / 06:13 pm (CNA).-
According to the National Rabbinical Alliance and its more than 850 Orthodox Jewish members, Supreme Court nominee Elena … Continue reading
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Elena Kagan, POTUS, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, SCOTUS
14 Comments
10 May 2010
Another SCOTUS summer
This morning President Obama nominated US Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace Justice Stevens on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Her approval by the Senate is virtually a lock.
At least the MSM won’t be able to whine about yet … Continue reading
20 April 2010
POLL ALERT! (Not really) POLL ALERT!
This was from CMR about POTUS and SCOTUS:
CNN Poll: 39% of Americans Drunk Right Now
Shock poll. A CNN poll released Wednesday indicates that 61 percent of the public expect the president to nominate a liberal to replace John Paul Stevens … Continue reading
26 January 2010
Chief Justice Roberts: stare decisis is not an ‘inexorable command’ – overturning Roe v Wade
I have so much to read that I quail at the idea of more. Still, after a reader alerted me to this, I am thinking that perhaps I did not make a mistake by putting Newsmax on my wishlist.
My … Continue reading
