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Priests threatened with arrest if they minister to military during shutdown
The Daily Caller ^ | 10-4-2013 | Alex Pappas

Posted on 10/04/2013 3:05:02 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather

In a stunning development, some military priests are facing arrest if they celebrate mass or practice their faith on military bases during the federal government shutdown.

“With the government shutdown, many [government service] and contract priests who minister to Catholics on military bases worldwide are not permitted to work – not even to volunteer,” wrote John Schlageter, the general counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, in an op-ed this week. “During the shutdown, it is illegal for them to minister on base and they risk being arrested if they attempt to do so.”

According to its website, the Archdiocese for the Military Services “provides the Catholic Church’s full range of pastoral ministries and spiritual services to those in the United States Armed Forces.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; arrest; deathpanels; johnschlageter; kenyanbornmuzzie; military; minister; obamacare; priests; zerocare
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To: ought-six

And Solzhenitsyn was not talking about civil disobedience.

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sure he was...


101 posted on 10/04/2013 6:11:30 PM PDT by Chickensoup (...We didn't love freedom enough... Solzhenitsyn.)
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To: RitaOK

Likewise, Sister.

You, too, are a blessing.


102 posted on 10/04/2013 6:13:23 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: darrellmaurina; alphadog; infool7; Heart-Rest; HoosierDammit; red irish; fastrock; ...
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Please ping me to note-worthy Pro-Life or Catholic threads, or other threads of general interest.

103 posted on 10/04/2013 6:28:02 PM PDT by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

I work with GS employees. They are not allowed to come to work on their furlough days. My supply guy isn’t even allowed to be in the office on his non-pay day.


104 posted on 10/04/2013 6:45:33 PM PDT by frickin_frackin
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To: elcid1970
My God, it’s come to this...

It appears our nation is indeed nearing a crossroads. We are able to remain well-informed and connected via the internet; imagine what it would be like if we did not have that capability and perhaps no cell telephone. We would be limited to smaller local groups and be substantially more vulnerable.

105 posted on 10/04/2013 6:47:18 PM PDT by frog in a pot ("To each according to his need..." -from a guy who never had a real job and couldn't feed his family)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Praying they choose the right path to follow. If this happens to me, I will get arrested and accept what happens.


106 posted on 10/04/2013 6:54:29 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Praying they choose the right path to follow. If this happens to me, I will get arrested and accept what happens.


107 posted on 10/04/2013 6:54:30 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: B4Ranch

Practice. Like testing the waters. How many people are NOT going in to see what others died for the right to see and others worked to be able to honor.


108 posted on 10/04/2013 7:19:28 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: stormhill
I've had extensive training in public speaking for no particular reason and to no one's benefit. Nevertheless, as an experienced evaluator, I'll state that Obama is just about the worst public speaker, at a professional level, that I have heard in my entire life.

You are soooooo right on this... my bad. Acting 'cool' like he did in the early days isn't the same as being able to communicate. Same with reading another person's words off a teleprompter...

109 posted on 10/04/2013 7:51:03 PM PDT by GOPJ (Brieitbart sent me... Freeper newfreep)
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To: Amagi

The reds duped leftist clerymen to get arrested during the Vietnam war, Gulf War I and Iraq/Afghanistan.

It is time that our loyal clergy make the same sacrifice. Ministering to the troops is a sacred honor and privilege. Don’t let Comrade Obama destroy this duty.


110 posted on 10/04/2013 8:44:45 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Lock them up.The Priests will say Mass.Today is the Feast of St Francis.
John Michael Talbot - Hymn To The Praises Of God - Troubadour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ug8s3Vcv0&list=PL53A1E4628FA37798


111 posted on 10/04/2013 8:58:47 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: xzins

What’s your sense on whether volunteers will ignore these “orders”.?


112 posted on 10/04/2013 9:02:27 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey, NSA!)
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To: sheikdetailfeather; cyn; 444Flyer; GeronL
This is truly astounding to me even though I know he is evil. His mask is ripped off right now totally.

"And then shall that Wicked be revealed..."

Are we there yet? On Thursday it was 1290 days since the Obamanation of desolation signed his Obamasnare obamanation into "law".

113 posted on 10/04/2013 9:21:10 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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To: fatima

Jesus Christ Son of the Living God we love You.I once interviewed a man who St Max took the place of. Lock them up.St Paul would love it.
John Michael Talbot - Creation With Alleluia - Troubadour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeMQ1MENSpQ


114 posted on 10/04/2013 9:26:55 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: darrellmaurina

I’m not Roman Catholic, but this is absolutely right.

*****

Thank you.

We have entered an era of our country’s history during which we must focus on the values we share and not on our differences.

I’m Catholic but I would feel as strongly about this abuse of power if leaders of a different religion were being targeted.


115 posted on 10/04/2013 9:30:45 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: xzins

Sadly, the news media is making it sound like it is military chaplains, when, in reality, it is the civilian contractors!


116 posted on 10/04/2013 11:15:31 PM PDT by LiteKeeper ("Who is John Galt?")
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To: Ezekiel

So much evil, words fail. This is real hatred at work.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3075042/posts#10


117 posted on 10/04/2013 11:28:41 PM PDT by cyn (Benghazi.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks sheikdetailfeather.


118 posted on 10/05/2013 1:13:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: PATRIOT1876

It is up to us to be the Freedom fighters for our time. Delay, Ignore, Obstruct, Destroy the enemy however you’re able. Google Freedom Fighters and read what they did and how the did it.

Freedom Fighters. Wire cutters.


119 posted on 10/05/2013 1:25:23 AM PDT by itssme
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To: Girlene

Will volunteers ignore these orders?

For the Catholics, they pretty much have to have access to the chapel facilities, although a priest could easily call people together in a parking lot if he wasn’t a tradition bound kind of guy. When in the field, that’s essentially how all chaplains conduct services anyway.

For the non-liturgical, free church volunteers that’s exactly the way they are turned. They’ll have service in a day room, a field, a shed, and empty building...you name it.


120 posted on 10/05/2013 4:05:44 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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