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Tag Archives: Obamacare
Ethics group says babies are not “actual persons”, and killing them is fine.
In a straight line from Epicurus to Machiavelli to Descartes to Hobbes to Rousseau to Mill to Darwin to Sanger to your front door…. Killing babies no different from abortion, experts say Parents should be allowed to have their newborn … Read More
A sermon explaining what Pres. Obama is doing.
A good sermon on 5 February 2012 by Fr. Sammie Maletta at St. John the Evangelist Parish in St. John, Indiana. You will not regret the 11 minutes you spend. [wp_youtube]ltTd81XpDnc[/wp_youtube] Good job, Father. WDTPRS kudos.
Pres. Obama channels his inner Henry VIII in this new “Act of Uniformity”
On the site of National Review there is a piece by Mark Steyn which I recommend. Here is an excerpt. […] Welcome to Obamacare. The president of the United States has decided to go Henry VIII on the Church’s medieval … Read More
Sen Rubio (R-FL) intro’s bill to repeal Pres. Obama’s attack on religious liberty
Here is some good news from the Penacola News Journal. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio today introduced the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012, a bill to repeal a new “ObamaCare” mandate that violates the religious liberties and conscience rights of … Read More
Card. Dolan on Pres. Obama’s attack on YOUR freedom of conscience and the 1st Amendment
Cardinal-To-Be Dolan, Archbishop of New York, had an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal which is worthy of your attention. Here is an excerpt, the last part with my emphases: […] The rule forces insurance companies to provide these services … Read More
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 … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged anti-catholicism, Belmont Abbey, Charlotte Allen, Daniel Webster, Dartmouth College, Franciscan University, HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, kulturkampf, Obamacare, POTUS, Pres. Obama, SCOTUS, Steubenville
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Implications of Obama Administration’s move to force Catholic hospitals to provide “contraception” and sterilizations
A few days ago in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Fr. Peter Laird, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, had a good piece about the mandate from the Obama Administration (HHS) requiring that “contraception” and sterilizations be paid … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Fr. Z KUDOS, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Catholic Hospitals, contraception, Department of Health and Human Services, Fr. Peter Laird, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Obama Administration, Obamacare, religious freedom, Sr. Carol Keehan, sterilization
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ALERT! Introduction in House of Reps. of “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” WDTPRS POLL!
I understand that there is a vote in the House of Representatives tomorrow which concerns the repeal of the pro-abortion “Obamacare” legislation as well as the introduction of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” If you have a strong … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, POLLS, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged abortion, Congress, House of Representatives, Obamacare
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The “most pro-abortion president to occupy the White House”
I have been away from my usual fixes of American political news. Thus I was interested to read this on CMR: During a speech in Dallas on Wednesday night Sarah Palin attacked President Obama for being the “most pro-abortion president … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged abortion, Newt Gingrich, Obamacare, Pres. Obama, Sarah Palin
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30 Comments
Catholic hospitals closing because of Obamacare. Sr. Keehan tries to hide the story
The other day I posted a little entry about how the “Magisterium of Nuns” is making war on the American bishops. The liberal sisters, who have compromised their Catholic identity, are trying to set up an alternative magisterium over and … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged CHA, LCWR, Obamacare, Sr. Keehan
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