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David E. Smith
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10.11.12
This Saturday, October 20th, tens of thousands of faithful citizens will gather in prayer and public witness in cities and towns all across the United States to oppose the federal HHS Mandate and stand up in defense of our religious...
By
David E. Smith
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09.26.12
The retail craft store chain Hobby Lobby has become the latest major employer to file suit over the Obama Administration’s Health and Human Services (HHS) contraceptive and abortion drug mandate — also known as the HHS Mandate. Hobby Lobby has...
09.18.12
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) on Tuesday introduced the Military Religious Freedom Act (S.3525). The Wicker-Inhofe legislation explicitly outlines how the Defense of Marriage Act should be applied to the Department of Defense.
By
David E. Smith
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08.17.12
Wednesday morning at the offices of the Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington D.C., a man entered the building and made remarks about “not liking FRC’s politics.” An FRC security guard, Leo Johnson, took interest in the man’s intentions for...
07.31.12
Cardinal Francis George has criticized Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s recent comments on Chick-fil-A, a restaurant chain whose president said recently that he believes marriage is the union of a man and a woman.
By
Rev. Thorin Anderson
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07.21.12
It is sadly true that when abnormal is called “normal,” normal becomes abnormal. If it is determined that having three fingers is “normal,” then those of us with five will be “abnormal.” So, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Joe Moreno...
By
Laurie Higgins
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07.18.12
Wheaton College President Philip Ryken sent a letter to alumni today to share that the Wheaton College Board of Trustees has filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandate which “requires the insurance plans...
By
David E. Smith
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06.26.12
Christian Photographer Loses Religious Liberty to Charges of Homosexual Bias
The Alliance Defense Fund is appealing a decision by a state appeals court in New Mexico which found a Christian photographer guilty of “sexual orientation” discrimination.
The case involves Elane...
In late May more than 40 Catholics organizations and diocese filed suit against the federal government over the national health care mandate. The lawsuit comes just two months before the Affordable Care Act begins its gradual conversion into government provided...
05.11.12
On Wednesday afternoon, to no one’s surprise, President Obama revealed in an interview that after some “evolution” he has “concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.”
By
David E. Smith
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03.15.12
In response to the unconstitutional mandate issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — a mandate requiring all employer health plans to include free contraceptives, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of any moral or religious objections,...
03.07.12
The U.S. Senate has voted to block legislation which would have rescinded the Obama Administration’s contraception mandate. The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) which would have exempted religious organizations from including contraceptive and...
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03.02.12
Watching Rick Santorum during the Arizona debate reminded me of my trips to the grocery store with my eight children in tow. Having a large, Catholic family in today’s liberal, sexually revolutionized world makes you a target for evangelization by...
03.01.12
Today, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 51 – 48, defeated the effort led by Senator Roy Blunt (Missouri) to pass the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act as an amendment to pending legislation. Thirteen Catholic Senators joined the...
By
Fran Eaton
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02.16.12
Civil unions aren’t just for same sex couples, a Decatur Herald-Review story fittingly points out on Valentine’s Day, there are a growing number of opposite sex Illinois couples opting for civil unions over marriage. And it’s not so much about...
