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White House defends contraception rules as criticisms mount [Ave Maria U president vows to fight]
Reuters ^ | 2/7/2012 | Susan Heavy

Posted on 02/07/2012 3:36:01 PM PST by Notwithstanding

The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities, hospitals and other church-affiliated employers to implement a new policy that requires health insurers to offer birth control coverage, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday...Over the weekend, Catholic clergy across the country called for congregations to protest the rule and pressure Obama to back down.

"To force American citizens to choose between violating their consciences and forgoing their healthcare is literally unconscionable," said Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a statement last month.

Jim Towey, president of Ave Maria University in Florida, who also served in the administration of President George W. Bush, said Tuesday he would fight the provision using "all lawful means at our disposal."

"Our non-Catholic employees and students understand fully that the University must adhere to Catholic teaching and they do not expect us to provide such services," he said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; catholic; obama; obamacare
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1 posted on 02/07/2012 3:36:09 PM PST by Notwithstanding
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To: Notwithstanding
I suspect the Obama Admin will walk this one back. It was a trial balloon that turned into a lead balloon. Never mind. If Zero is reelected, they will impose it again faster than you can say ‘the USA is toast’. I HOPE Catholics across the country will WAKE UP and see who this pretender really is.
2 posted on 02/07/2012 3:39:14 PM PST by originalbuckeye
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To: Notwithstanding

The illegitimate defending the irresponsible with illogic and expecting everybody to think they are so much smarter than we seems the definition of contempt.


3 posted on 02/07/2012 3:40:30 PM PST by StonyBurk (ring)
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To: Notwithstanding

The Administration argument that Catholics must submit because they receive government money reveals the goal of socialism. Under Obama’s desired version of socialism, all entities would receive government money, thereby giving him dictatorial powers over everything.


4 posted on 02/07/2012 3:41:39 PM PST by aimhigh
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To: Notwithstanding

obama will offer these women free vouchers so that religious institutions hands are directly clean. maybe cut government funding to hospitals or universitites to fund any health care services they object to.


5 posted on 02/07/2012 3:43:02 PM PST by snowstorm12
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To: Notwithstanding

I clicked on both links and received page not found.


6 posted on 02/07/2012 3:44:06 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
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To: Notwithstanding

I understand that zero personally gave this directive to his flying monkeys. It simply cannot be allowed to stand. IF it withstands challenge it should not be obeyed.

SKRU these people.

FUBO!


7 posted on 02/07/2012 3:46:14 PM PST by Adder (Da bro has GOT to go!)
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To: NoGrayZone; Notwithstanding

same here


8 posted on 02/07/2012 3:49:16 PM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Notwithstanding

Mr. Osama Bama Ding-Dong has stepped in a pile of dogsh*t and doesn’t know how to scrape it off his shoe.

This is the kind of action I’ve been expecting from this ego-maniac. It will completely destroy his illegal fascist presidency. I’m betting he loses 90% of the illegal Mexican vote. Bye-bye, Buckwheat.


9 posted on 02/07/2012 3:52:27 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: originalbuckeye

Catholics have nothing to whine about, they have been in bed with the liberals on immigration and now cry foul.


10 posted on 02/07/2012 3:56:06 PM PST by OldGoatCPO
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To: originalbuckeye

Catholics have nothing to whine about, they have been in bed with the liberals on immigration and now cry foul.


11 posted on 02/07/2012 3:56:17 PM PST by OldGoatCPO
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Incredible that THIS was posted on May 12, 2009!!!!!!

(but, we didn’t like Bath-House Barry because of the color of his skin/sarc)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVN2MMuiedI&feature=iv&lr=1&user=RealCatholicTV&src_vid=UC7j6LMJWzI&annotation_id=annotation_515408


12 posted on 02/07/2012 4:00:02 PM PST by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Notwithstanding

The churches should follow the example of Hillsdale College...accept NO federal money whatsoever...period. Then the Feds cannot dictate what you may do...Stevie666


13 posted on 02/07/2012 4:02:10 PM PST by szweig (HYHEY!! (Have You Had Enough Yet))
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To: Notwithstanding

Someone should sprinkle Holy Water on Obummer.


14 posted on 02/07/2012 4:13:43 PM PST by bunkerhill7 (Drench the Devil..)
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To: szweig

You are mistaken: all employers MUST follow the Obamacare mandates regardless of whether they receive federal money.

I do appreciate your point, however, regarding many other federal impositions related to accepting federal money.


15 posted on 02/07/2012 4:14:03 PM PST by Notwithstanding (1998 ACU ratings: Newt=100%, Paul=88%, Santorum=84% [the last year all were in Congress])
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To: bunkerhill7

I suspect it would burn him.


16 posted on 02/07/2012 4:20:57 PM PST by originalbuckeye
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To: szweig

This ruling isn’t tied to accepting money; it is tied to whether or not you employ people of other faiths. The Catholic Church will pay the price for hiring non-Catholics.


17 posted on 02/07/2012 4:21:39 PM PST by kearnyirish2
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To: originalbuckeye

Whether he backs off this or not, he has lost most Catholics’ votes (most likely due to other things like unemployment & inflation, but lost just the same).

He’s doomed.


18 posted on 02/07/2012 4:23:13 PM PST by kearnyirish2
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To: ColdOne

They scrubbed it that quickly? Isn’t this the same man who said “may even take it to the streets”?


19 posted on 02/07/2012 4:24:59 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
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To: kearnyirish2

From your keyboard to God’s ears!


20 posted on 02/07/2012 4:25:12 PM PST by originalbuckeye
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