Regards,
TS
Rebellion against evil tyrants is good for the soul!!
Disobedience to tyrants is obedience to God!!
Sounds like unequal protection under the law to me.
Several Orthodox priests whom I know, including my own Confessor, say that there may well be martyrs in America in the near future.
Am I mistaken, or didn’t most of the Bishops support Obamacare?
Lincoln bishop: prepare for 'suffering' under HHS mandate
Bishop David Zubik confronts Obama
Obama’s ‘war on the church’
Pope hits out at 'radical secularism'
‘We Will Not Comply’: Catholic Leaders Distribute Letter Slamming Obama Admin Contraceptive Mandate
‘We Will Not Comply’: Catholic Leaders Distribute Letter Slamming Obama Admin Contraceptive Mandate
Bruskewitz: Fight Insurance Ruling [Sebelius a "bitter, fallen away Catholic"]
Letter from Archbishop John G. Vlazny on the matter of freedom of conscience and decisions by HHS
Bishop Olmsted's Letter to Catholics [Catholic Caucus]
Liberty for the Amish & Quakers but not Catholics. . .
Contraception mandate prompts Peoria bishop to instate St. Michael Prayer (Catholic Caucus)
Phoenix bishop (Olmstead): defy feds on birth control
A letter from Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr concerning HHS edict
Speak honestly: abortion is ‘the killing of tiny human beings in the womb’ – Denver bishop
Bishop [Daniel Jenky] Blasts Secularist Intolerance, Calls For ‘Assertive Action’ to Defend Church
(Pittsburgh Bishop Zubik comments:) HHS delays rule on contraceptive coverage
Dolan: Natural law, not religious preference, dictates all life sacred
Religious leaders blast HHS over contraception mandate
Mandated Contraception, Sterilization: Caesar Demands Church Violate Conscience
OBAMA’S CONTEMPT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY (mandates coverage of sterilization & contraception)
Implications of Obama Admin move to force Cath hospitals to provide contraception and sterilizations
Catholic doctors’ group launches petition against contraception mandate
Contraception mandate tramples religious freedom, US bishops say
He described Secretary Sebelius as a “bitter fallen-away Catholic,” and called her one-year deadline extension for non-exempt religious employers “an act of mockery”...
After going to catholic grade and high school, I left when the church would let pro abortion, progay candidates speak at there facilitates and let them have communion...I’m happy to see them put their beliefs above politics.
Were you giving them communnion and giving them a free pass in the booth??
Huh, Bish???
What about it????
He is right. The question is if the Church will see this through, or duck out once the tax exempt status is threatend.
If I went to morning Mass in Tampa tomorrow morning and the celebrant asked, “anybody who voted yesterday in the primary, raise your hand”, a majority would not raise their hands.
And the Sunday morning crowd is a different group entirely. (And then there are the 50% who show up once per month or less often.)
And New York’s Archbishop Dolan is still trying to figure out what to do. I hope he comes to a conclusion soon.
Excerpts from Constitutions of The Several States:
New York State Constitution 1777:
``this convention doth further, in the name and by the authority of the good people of this State, ordain, determine, and declare, that the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever hereafter be allowed, within this State, to all mankind: Provided, That the LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE, hereby granted, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.
www.nhinet.org/ccs/docs/ny-1777.htm
Vermont Constitution:
Article 3rd. Freedom in religion; right and duty of religious worship
That all persons have a natural and unalienable right, to worship Almighty God, according to the DICTATES OF THEIR OWN CONSCIENCES and understandings, as in their opinion shall be regulated by the word of God; and that no person ought to, or of right can be compelled to attend any religious worship, or erect or support any place of worship, or maintain any minister, contrary to the dictates of conscience, nor can any person be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of religious sentiments, or peculiar mode of religious worship; and that no authority can, or ought to be vested in, or assumed by, any power whatever, that shall in any case interfere with, or in any manner control the RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE, in the free exercise of religious worship
New Hampshire Constitution 1784:
IV. Among the natural rights, some are in their very nature unalienable, because no equivalent can be given or received for them. Of this kind are the RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE.
V. Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship GOD according to the dictates of his own conscience, and reason; and no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained in his person, liberty or estate for worshipping GOD, in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience, or for his religious profession, sentiments or persuasion; provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or disturb others, in their religious worship.
Massachusetts Constitution 1780:
Art. II. It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly and at stated seasons, to worship the Supreme Being, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe. And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience, or for his religious profession or sentiments, provided he doth not disturb the public peace or obstruct others in their religious worship.
[ex post facto laws illegal]:
Art. XXIV. Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence of such laws, and which have not been declared crimes by preceding laws, are unjust, oppressive, and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of a free government.
And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves peaceably and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law; and no subordination of any sect or denomination to another shall ever be established by law.
So, where is the ACLU screaming about separation of Church and State?
The Constitution was written to protect religions FROM the state. How else would it be possible for states to have official religions at the time the Constitution was ratified?
The problem is that the Obama regime sees both religion and the Constitution as barriers to their plan to enslave all of us. And Sebilius sees abortion not just as a form of birth control, but a sacrament. One of her biggest supporters when she held state office was “Tiller the Killer.”
Mark
were the dickens were they when we were calling on them to speak about obamacare before it was a law.
Now they're all singing in harmony like watchmen...except the door was kicked in two years ago.
So Newt says Obama has declared war on Catholic Church? It’s true and I’m glad someone has the cojones to say it.
Here is my Archbishop’s letter in the Catholic newspaper:
http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/writings2/archbmansell_column_12-02-01.htm
Time to Lawyer Up!
Tens of millions of Americans need to say “NO, we will not obey”