Posted on 06/20/2014 6:57:41 AM PDT by topher
IRONDALE, AL – A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the network founded by Mother Angelica must comply with the HHS mandate, despite its deep-seated religious objections, because the ObamaCare provision does not violate the First Amendment.
"EWTN doesn't have to comply with the mandate. All it has to do is sign a form certifying its opposition to the use of contraceptives and then deliver that form to its third-party administrator."
U.S. District Judge Callie Granade ruled in Mobile that the Obama administration may compel the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) to comply with a provision furnishing female employees with contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs, because the network does not directly supply the service
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I wonder where this bozo went to school? Is she a blonde?
Bozo-the-clown states they can state their opposition to the HHS mandate, but then must offer the contraceptives for free to employees.
Does this fall under the Little Sister’s law suit now before SCOTUS?
I am sure that EWTN will appeal. Let’s pray!
A Bush appointee. “Compassionate Conservatism” in action.
I don't know if there are any dates before the end of this term for SCOTUS to delay this decision. I don't know if EWTN must comply immediately or not with this judge's decision.
The judge is a George Bush nominee. Bush knew how to pick ‘em. (SIGH)
Totalitarian Federal judge.
I am not a Catholic, but I am willing to stand with EWTN and Mother Angelica in defying this evil, pagan, marxist mandate.
EWTN will appeal.
I know one thing to be true about this country, as I move on with my day, every day wondering ‘wha?’. The Founding Fathers did not intend fro the judicial system to be at odds with anyone who practices their faith as obediently as does/did Mother Angelica and all the staff at EWTN.
It is the same type of case as the one involving the Little Sisters of the Poor, and a little different in detail as Hobby Lobby.
This judge is unwise.
If the USSC is as unwise when it judges on this, it will be much bigger than the case itself.
Evil creeps in. EWTN and obedient Catholics will never comply with interfering with God’s plan for life. Birth control is that. It is, according to the Church teaching, as stated by St. John Paul II, as well as Pope Paul VI in ‘Humnae Vitae’, the root of abortion.
The root.
If the Supreme Court rules against EWTN, it will bring it to a governmental religious persecution situation.
If they appeal, don’t they get an automatic stay?
Worst case scenario: They simply do not obey an evil mandate.
Whatever one feels about these issues, the fact remains that Birth Control, Abortion, Sterilization, Homosexual Marriage, etc are AGAINST THE CATHOLIC RELIGION. That alone is Constitutionally enough to absolve Catholic organizations from having to PAY for those things.
It is as crazy as forcing Devout Jews to eat pork and pay for other people’s pork as well.
Or to force a JW to pay for my blood transfusion.
It’s just WRONG.
From the EWTN site:
Irondale, AL (EWTN) – “We are extremely disappointed with the decision reached by the court in this case. The opinion issued is clearly inconsistent with the decisions reached in nearly all of the cases decided to date. The fact that the court has dismissed the serious issues of conscience and religious freedom that EWTN has raised is very troubling.
As an organization that was founded by Mother Angelica to uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church, we do not believe that contraception, abortion-inducing drugs and voluntary sterilization should be defined as health care. We simply cannot facilitate these immoral practices. We have no other option but to continue our legal challenge of the mandate. We are making an immediate appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.”
If the Supreme Court rules against EWTN, it will bring it to a governmental religious persecution situation.
A question for you and everyone else... Does it ever seem to you like the Government is pushing every button it can possibly can to get someone or anyone to do something ‘rash’ so that they can move us right into the next Civil War? Just looking over the various articles just today shows that a lot of ‘hot button’ issues are being exacerbated recently.
The Catholic Church will not go into any kind of violent action.
Most of the people who call themselves members practice birth control. They’ll take a ruling like this as if it’s no drinks served on the LIRR bar car until the train leaves the station.
“What difference does it make?’ is not just from Hillary.
People will be very wise to look at this case for what it really is, but their moral character and lack of conscience is so devastating, that that is the real problem.
Catholics who do not regularly, or ever, attend confession have a distance from their own conscience and from the teachings of the Church that will cause widespread governmental, unchecked, imperceptible persecution of the Church, and will be recognizable only when it becomes overwhelming- and that will be quite uncomfortable and inconvenient.
But look for your average ‘Catholic’’ to say, ‘eh, what difference does it make?’
Thank you for your reasoned reply, unfortunately I agree with you.
sign and the CFPB shuts you down
Which Bush?
Take it to the Supreme court
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