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Outrage in Connecticut — Committee Hearing on Bill to Dictate Catholic Church Operations
NRO ^ | March 09, 2009 | Jack Fowler

Posted on 03/10/2009 2:08:09 PM PDT by Scanian

I received this extremely troubling e-mail over the weekend from my paisan Peter Wolfgang of the Family Institute of Connecticut: Big Turnout Needed Wednesday, March 11th to Stop Major New Attack on Religious Liberty!

The [Democrat]-controlled Judiciary Committee has introduced Raised Bill 1098, a bill aimed specifically at the Catholic Church, which would remove the authority of the bishop and pastor over individual parishes and put a board of laymen in their place. Yes, we're asking the same questions you are (Where does the legislature have the authority to do this? Isn't this a blatant violation of the First Amendment?), but we assure you that this is not a hoax.

We need as big a turnout as possible for the public hearing on Wednesday, especially from non-Catholics. As Ben Franklin told the Founders while they were signing the Declaration of Independence, "either we hang together or we will all hang separately." Legislators need to understand that this bill is an attack on everyone's religious liberty.

(Excerpt) Read more at corner.nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: churchandstate; connecticut; liberty; religion
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1 posted on 03/10/2009 2:08:10 PM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

The Christian Church will have to go underground again before too long.


2 posted on 03/10/2009 2:10:11 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Scanian

Connecticut is a communist country. Along with California and Michigan.


3 posted on 03/10/2009 2:10:18 PM PDT by JamesP81 (When Obama signed an order providing tax dollars to murder children, he stopped being my president)
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To: Scanian
Since when does the government have a say in how the Catholic Church (or any church) in how they conduct their business? As long as they aren't breaking any laws, government should stay out of it.
4 posted on 03/10/2009 2:11:15 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (The Kenyan Keynesian will bankrupt this nation.)
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To: Scanian

This bill is not worth the paper it is written on. The Church will just tell them to pack sand. End of story.


5 posted on 03/10/2009 2:12:12 PM PDT by microgood
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To: Scanian
Just saw another thread they are putting the bill on hold for now.

Too hot in the kitchen right now for them to attempt it.

6 posted on 03/10/2009 2:12:21 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: Scanian

Bill was pulled (aothough the rally against is still on):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2203445/posts


7 posted on 03/10/2009 2:13:31 PM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: Scanian

The Lefties are at it again!


8 posted on 03/10/2009 2:14:33 PM PDT by Professor_Leonide (I said to the young man who showed me a photo, "Who can ever be sure what is behind a mask?")
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To: Scanian
Yes. And the lay-run church will be called "The Patriotic Catholic Church of America".

This cr@p has been tried before by other communist countries.
9 posted on 03/10/2009 2:14:50 PM PDT by Antoninus (Every time Obama speaks, I buy more silver.)
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To: Scanian

Does the Catholic Church receive State/Federal funds?
Just asking.


10 posted on 03/10/2009 2:15:03 PM PDT by WestwardHo (Whom the god would destroy, they first drive mad.)
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To: Scanian; nickcarraway; Lady In Blue; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; Catholicguy; RobbyS; ...
Catholic Prayer Ping!

Please notify me via FReepmail if you would like to be added to or taken off the Catholic Prayer Ping List.

It's up to us, folks, pray that the Bishop and the Church persevere.

11 posted on 03/10/2009 2:17:11 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation

See post #7. This bill was pulled.


12 posted on 03/10/2009 2:21:05 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Scanian

So much for the phony issue of “separation of church and state”

The bill might have been withdrawn, but it will be back and this is EXACTLY what the hypocritical libs want to do to ALL churches.

Come quickly, Lord Jesus!


13 posted on 03/10/2009 2:21:55 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publici scholae)
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To: PGR88
... The Christian Church will have to go underground again before too long...

Only one way I'm going underground.

14 posted on 03/10/2009 2:22:48 PM PDT by MrNatural ("...You want the truth!?...")
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To: Servant of the Cross

But rally is still on.


15 posted on 03/10/2009 2:24:26 PM PDT by Biggirl (GO UCONN!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: Major Matt Mason
As long as they aren't breaking any laws, government should stay out of it.

Government should must stay out of it.

16 posted on 03/10/2009 2:24:34 PM PDT by cbkaty (I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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To: Scanian
"Isn't this a blatant violation of the First Amendment?"

Yes it is. The church should waste no time and launch legal proceedings against the RATS.

17 posted on 03/10/2009 2:24:49 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Salvation

Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:19:28 AM by Pyro7480

Following the biggest political firestorm of the 2009 legislative session, a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday on the financial and administrative management of the Catholic Church has been canceled. The bill is dead for the rest of the legislative session....

The cancellation came less than 24 hours after Senate Republican John McKinney of Fairfield called for the cancellation, saying that his caucus was unanimously against the bill because they believe it is clearly unconstitutional.

The Democratic co-chairs of the legislature’s judiciary committee, Rep. Michael P. Lawlor of East Haven and Sen. Andrew McDonald of Stamford, just released the following statement:

“...With that in mind, it would serve no useful purpose to have a conversation about changing the laws that govern existing Roman Catholic corporations until we know if any of these existing laws are constitutional. At the request of the proponents who are advocating this legislation, we have decided to cancel the public hearing for tomorrow, table any further consideration of this bill for the duration of this session, and ask the Attorney General his opinion regarding the constitutionality of the existing law that sets different rules for five named separate religions....

“In the meantime, we think it would be most beneficial if the proponents who requested these changes and church officials meet together privately to see if they can come to a resolution on their own. Open and honest communication between these two groups could only help. For our part, we intend to reach out to representatives of the Catholic Conference and continue the discussion that began in 2008 on this issue. We hope they will agree to meet with us.”


18 posted on 03/10/2009 2:26:18 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: Salvation
“In the meantime, we think it would be most beneficial if the proponents who requested these changes and church officials meet together privately to see if they can come to a resolution on their own. Open and honest communication between these two groups could only help. For our part, we intend to reach out to representatives of the Catholic Conference and continue the discussion that began in 2008 on this issue. We hope they will agree to meet with us.”

After they attempt to take away our constitutional right, they want to sit down and dialog with us.

I don't think so.

19 posted on 03/10/2009 2:28:22 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: Scanian
"The [Democrat]-controlled Judiciary Committee has introduced Raised Bill 1098, a bill aimed specifically at the Catholic Church, which would remove the authority of the bishop and pastor over individual parishes and put a board of laymen in their place."

This is EXACTLY what Hitler did to churches in Germany. Only Pope Pius refused any such concordat.

Any question now that the Democrats are the new NAZI's of the 21st century?

20 posted on 03/10/2009 2:28:23 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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