Posted on 02/09/2012 5:17:48 PM PST by Sub-Driver
TV Network Started by Cloistered Nun Sues Sebelius By Terence P. Jeffrey February 9, 2012
(CNSNews.com) - Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)--founded in 1981 by Mother M. Angelica, a cloistered Roman Catholic nun belonging to the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration--has filed suit against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other senior officials in the Obama administration arguing that a new regulation requiring health-care plans to cover sterilizations and contraceptives—including those that cause abortions—is a violation of the organization’s First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion.
“EWTN’s sincerely held religious beliefs prohibit it from providing coverage for contraception, sterilization, abortion, or related education and counseling,” says a complaint the network filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The network is headquartered in Irondale, Ala.
In addition to Sebelius, the suit also names as defendants Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
EWTN says that it is the world’s largest Catholic media network. According to its complaint, it produces eight different video, radio and Internet services and reaches 217 million homes in 144 countries. The network has 175 affiliated broadcast stations in the United States alone.
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“carry a little souvenir baseball bat”
Hysterical.
She probably would have been a great DH for The American League.
This is a rope-a-dope folks.
There will never be any court case... well, let me re-phrase that: As long as a court case would not benefit zer()’s re-election, there will be NO court case. And no way no how does it help his re-election.
There will probably be an out-of-court settlement, giving a waiver to EWTN. It will be done in a way that maximizes the public sigh of relief, maximizes zer() adoration, and maximizes the votes.
More discrimination waivers and exemptions, from the real discriminators.
Arbeitsziehungslager
I had Felician nuns who could miraculously materialize a yard stick at a moments notice. No one could ever figure out where on their habits they hid them. We chalked up as one of God's mysteries.
I had Sister Consolata in sophomore biology. Though in her sixties at the time, she could pitch a blackboard eraser with unerring accuracy. It didn't hurt much, but your hair looked like it had prematurely aged.
Their purpose is to temporarily appease opponents of the mandate until after the November 2012 election after which -if Obama wins - he will not have to worry about reelection and can be as radical as he pleases.
2:14
St. Valentine, “buried on the Via Flaminia north of Rome on February 14, he was born on April 16.”
(Source: wikipedia)
Bible verses, 2:14 (KJV)
Luke: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
2 Corinthians: Now thanks be unto God, which always causethus to triumphin Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
1 Corinthians: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
James: What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
John: And foundin the temple those that soldoxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting
Ephesians: For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us]
On 2/14/2012, at 12 o’clock noon, I wish to request that everyone stop and recite the Lord’s prayer and these verses. If you are in a car, at a stoplight, let traffic wait. If you are at work, stop what you are doing.
We need to get down on one knee, all of us, and pray to God Almighty and tell Him that we do, in fact, love Him, just as He loves us.
One time, years ago, I was in a certain foreign country during a huge strike over oil prices. Truckers with tomatoes, cars, everytbing came to a standstill, and they stalled everything as people tried to get to work.
And, it worked. A few days later, the point was made, changes occurred and people went back to work.
Viva Italia
We can do this here, without crawling on our bellies to the steps of a national government that cuts us to ribbons and the children out of our women.
If it’s good enough for Tim Tebow to get down on one knee in front of God and everybody, it should be good enough for us, too.
They just love the power, love sticking it to people who resent this tyrannizing. There is no impediment at all to getting BC or even abortions.
Sibelius be messing with the wrong nun!
Go Mother A!
Tonight on EWTN’s “The World Over” with Raymond Arroyo, he mentioned Mother Angelica was going to celebrate her 89th birthday this week.
Everyone’s freedom is violated because EVERYONE has to pay for it in their co-pays and/or monthly premiums, even if they would personally choose not to have that option for themselves, WE ALL must pay for those services for everyone else.
I should not have to be forced to supplement the costs for abortions, abortion services, contraception, contraception devices, including the morning after pill, and/or abortion counseling services and/or providers.
Sr. Angelica fought liberal bishops and won.
Mother Angelica — you will win!
“He did this over 20 years ago because he accepts the Catholic Church’s teachings on these issues.”
Unfortunately his Church (of which I am also a member) doesn’t seem concerned with his quandary, only their own.
That was the greatest confrontation I ever saw! The bishops told Mother A that they were going to confiscate the station if she didn't comply with their liberal b/s. She said, "I'll burn it to the ground, first!" Then she sold it to Deacon Bill for $1.
Considering how many bats I "autographed" in sister school, if I would have become a baseball player of some renown they could have built a Cathedral with the bat auction proceeds.
I attended a strict Catholic HS too. A wooden ruler hurts a lot too, let’s put it that way.
Do not mess with the nuns, they can be TOUGH COOKIES.
Well we remember the movie the “Mighty Macs” from last year and those nuns sure look “tough”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_VXhJCetwc
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