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Tag Archives: Obamatax
5 Facts about the Little Sisters of the Poor SCOTUS case
From the Becket Fund For Religious Liberty: Dear Friends, The world watched while the Pope, during his US tour, made a surprise visit to the Sisters “in support of the Sisters’ legal fight.” As you may know, on Holy Wednesday, … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Religious Liberty, SCOTUS, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, HHS mandate, Little Sisters of the Poor, Obamacare, Obamatax, religious freedom, religious liberty, SCOTUS
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8 Comments
Thomas Aquinas College will not compromise
I have learned from the Catholic education watchdog group Cardinal Newman Society (see their feed on the sidebar of this blog) that Thomas Aquinas College has opted to NOT to knuckle under to the threats of the Obama Administration regarding ObamaTax … Read More
Fed Court rules Obamacare subsidies ILLEGAL in 36 states!
From Catholic Vote: FEDERAL COURT GUTS OBAMACARE Remember when Nancy Pelosi said we had to pass Obamacare to know what’s in it? She wasn’t joking. Four years ago partisan Democrats rammed through the passage of Obamacare in the middle of … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Just Too Cool, The Drill
Tagged ¡Hagan lío!, Affordable Care Act, Nancy Pelosi, Obamacare, Obamatax, unconstitutional
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12 Comments
In spare time, 3 guys in 3 days make a “Affordable” Care Act website that actually works
This is from Breitbart: THREE 20-YEAR-OLDS MAKE WORKING OBAMACARE WEBSITE IN THREE DAYS Even as President Obama has issued a constant refrain of how upset he is that his Obamacare website doesn’t work and promises that he’s on top of … Read More
Here’s an idea
In my reading today, I discovered that the website for Obamacare – you know, the one that doesn’t work – has cost taxpayers over $300 million dollars. $300 million. For the website alone. It could actually be a lot more … Read More
Posted in Liberals, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Mooer's Law, Obamacare, Obamatax, stupidity
20 Comments
20 Comments
26 year-old: Obamacare Has “Raped My Future!”
From Liberty News: Obamacare Has “Raped My Future!” Says Underemployed College Grad in Viral Letter Ashley Dionne is a 26 year-old college graduate who says her future has been “raped” by Obamacare, reports Campus Reform. This University of Michigan alum shared … Read More
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged Affordable Care Act, HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
54 Comments
54 Comments
Catch-22 for Catholic Hospitals under Obamacare
You are a homeless person. You are sick and you know it is bad. You stagger into the ER of St. Ipsidipsy Catholic Hospital in Tall Tree Circle. You have no insurance, health coverage, or money. You are seen by … Read More
WSJ apologizes!
The Wall Street Journal has apologized to readers for being too soft on Obamacare. HERE Here’s a sample: ObamaCare has become a rolling “train wreck,” in Senator Max Baucus’s memorable phrase, and it gets worse the more of it the … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Religious Liberty
Tagged HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama, WSJ
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6 Comments
House Members Introduce Conscience Protection Act. USCCB asks support.
With all the hoohah going on about the upcoming Conclave, don’t forget that all “Church”, like politics, is local. In these USA we are facing unprecedented attacks on our religious freedom. The Obama Administration, through Obamatax and the HHS Mandate, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Emanations from Penumbras, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amend, HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Health Service Act, Rep. Diane Black
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11 Comments
A new/old model for Catholic health care? An interesting small clinic.
With all the interest in the global impact of the Catholic Church through the election of a new Pope, we need to remember the local impact of the work of good lay people, formed by the Catholic Church. Here is … Read More
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 … Read More
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
26 Comments
26 Comments
More about Obamatax – Will families be ready to pay $20k per year?
More about From CNSNews: (CNSNews.com) – In a final regulation issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assumed that under Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan available in 2016 for a family will cost $20,000 for the year. Under Obamacare, Americans will be … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Religious Liberty, The Drill
Tagged HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama
30 Comments
30 Comments
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 … Read More
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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24 Comments
Sr. Keehan! Will the CHA have a banner in the March for Life in Washington DC?
First I found Pres. Obama declaring “Religious Freedom” Day. Now I find Sr. Carol Keehan openly defending the unborn? From CNS: Sr. Carol Keehan: Sandy Hook ‘Separate Issue’ But ‘Abortion Takes the Life of an Innocent Child’ By Patrick Burke … Read More
VP Biden’s last ditch effort to fool Catholics. Revolting.
From LifeNews: Pro-Abortion Biden Claims He’s a “Practicing Catholic” In New Ad by Steven Ertelt In a last-ditch effort to get Catholic voters to support pro-abortion President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, who also backs abortion, has released a new … Read More
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, The future and our choices
Tagged abortion, Biden, can. 915, HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, VP Biden
62 Comments
62 Comments
Obama Administrations attack on Catholics in healthcare
In these digital pages we have seen on other occasions His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Vasa, now Bishop of Santa Rosa. He spoke recently at a meeting of the Catholic Medical Association in my native place, St. Paul. He raised … Read More
A reminder about Rep. Paul Ryan from 2010
Someone sent me a reminder about a moment in 2010 when Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), now the GOP VP candidate, was on Fox News Sunday across from Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL), debating Obamacare… ObamaTAX… and abortion. She holds up “the nuns” … Read More
Rep. Ryan to Catholics: act before religious freedoms are eroded
From CNA: Paul Ryan urges Catholics to act before religious freedoms erode Presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says Catholics must act now to protect their right to religious freedom from being diminished in American society. “This is a … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged 1st Amendment, Affordable Care Act, anti-catholic, HHS mandate, Kathleen Sebelius, Obama Administration, Obamacare, Obamatax, preferential option for the poor, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, Rep. Paul Ryan, Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, solidarity, subsidiarity
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20 Comments
Federal court allows company to ignore HHS mandate
From The Hill: Federal court allows company to ignore birth-control mandate [When will these newsies get that this isn’t a “contraception mandate”.] By Sam Baker A federal court said Friday that a Colorado-based company does not have to comply with … Read More
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