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Category Archives: Religious Liberty
RI: Priest tells pols that he will inform parishioners about their immoral votes on legislation
The culture wars are getting hotter. “Social issues” will remain key issues in the next couple election cycles in these USA, which will probably cause a couple train-wrecks for Catholics and for libertarians… and even for Catholic Tea Party members. … Read More
Pres. Obama praises Communist dictator, mass murderer Ho Chi Minh
Didn’t one of Pres. Obama’s closest advisers, Anita Dunn, praise Mao? From American Catholic: That President Obama praised dead Communist dictator Ho Chi Minh will come as a surprise only to Americans who haven’t been paying attention, which, alas, is … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Ho Chi Minh, Pres. Obama
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27 Comments
Atheists demand Christian military chaplain be punished for mentioning God
From Breitbart: MILITARY CENSORS CHRISTIAN CHAPLAIN, ATHEISTS CALL FOR PUNISHMENT A Christian chaplain in the military is being officially censored for engaging in free speech, and anti-Christian activists are demanding he be punished. Lt. Col. Kenneth Reyes is a Christian … Read More
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty, You must be joking!
Tagged 1st Amendment, atheism, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, persecuton, religious freedom, religious liberty, secular humanists, secularism
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29 Comments
Obama Administration forced same-sex bathrooms, locker rooms at California schools
Remember the gender bender story from a few days ago about legislation in California that would “require public schools in his state to allow students to choose which bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams match their gender identity.” HERE Keep … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Department of Justice, DoJ, Obama Administration
34 Comments
34 Comments
When did “Marriage” stop meaning what it means?
Years ago I worked with a German sister, deeply intelligent and one of the holiest people I have ever met. We were talking about nuances of meaning in a German sentence one day and, as an aside, she explained how … Read More
Pres. Obama’s nomination for judiciary, less moderate than the most activist liberal?
From Life News comes this. Obama Judicial Pick Cornelia Pillard: Abortion Needed to “Free Women From Maternity” by Tony Perkins A lot can happen between now and Congress’s August recess — and that’s exactly what conservatives should be concerned about. Senate … Read More
More news of the Religion of Peace
While parts of Paris are enjoying long summer nights of car burning and rioting (HERE), Islamists are kidnapping Christian girls for resale purposes. A story from Persecution.org Christian Girls Being Snatched By Islamist Traffickers ICC Note: The recent political developments … Read More
PODCAzT 136: John XXIII opens Vatican II – ‘Gaudet Mater Ecclesia’ – optimism and naïveté, error and continuity
have wanted to do this for some time. Today we have as our guest, Pope John XXIII. I read for you the whole of John’s address to the opening of the Second Vatican Council, a speech called Gaudet Mater Ecclesia, … Read More
St. Paul: A big small victory for religious freedom!
In my native place, more anti-Christian news, but with a small victory: City of St. Paul stops fighting statue of Jesus atop bluff by Bill Keller ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) See Video HERE [Watch. This man is an inspiration.] There’s a … Read More
Under Obama Administration: hostility increases toward military chaplains
We Catholic citizens of these USA need to support the Archdiocese for Military Services. From National Catholic Register: Religion in U.S. Military Policy The Family Research Council’s report notes that pressure to impose ’a secular, anti-religious culture’ has intensified over … Read More
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