Judge: HHS Mandate Not a Burden on Religious Freedom By Matthew Archbold Editor’s note. This appeared on “Campus Notes” (The Cardinal Newman Society) and is reprinted with permission. A federal district court in Missouri dismissed in its entirety a lawsuit against...
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Religious Freedom: the “Sleeper” issue of 2012
By Dave Andrusko In every election, there is a “sleeper” issue. That is the case because its importance is minimized because, like an iceberg, comparatively little is visible. Such, I believe, is the issue of religious freedom which the Obama Administration finds easy...
Department of Justice appeal opposes religious freedom of family business owners
APPEAL CONTRADICTS OBAMA’S CLAIMS OF ‘UNWAVERING’ SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Editor’s note. The following comes from Alliance Defending Freedom DENVER — In contradiction to the Obama administration’s recent claims of “unwavering” support for religious freedom, the...
In interview Archbishop Chaput talks candidly about abortion, religious freedom
By Dave Andrusko In a nearly 7,50-word-long interview appearing in the “National Catholic Reporter,” Charles Chaput, the Archbishop of Philadelphia, provided NCR’s John Allen with a candid portrait of his first year as the 9th Archbishop of Philadelphia. From the...
Bishops Urge House and Senate to act to address religious liberty crisis brought on by Obama Mandate
By Dave Andrusko In a letter sent August 3 to Congress, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, called on the House and Senate to address what he described as “unprecedented and misguided federal policy”--the Obama...
More Court proceedings over Obama Mandate; President Misleads Denver Audience
By Dave Andrusko In for a dime, in for tens of millions (if not hundreds of millions) of dollars. Pro-abortion President Barack Obama doubled/tripled/quadrupled down today on his mandate forcing religious institutions and businesses to pay for health insurance plans...
“Fortnight for Freedom” comes to end with powerful homily
By Dave Andrusko From the day I first learned that his remarks would conclude the U.S. Bishops’ two-week-long “Fortnight for Freedom,” I’ve anticipated reading Archbishop Charles Chaput’s July 4th homily. Delivered at the National Shrine in our nation’s capital, this...
The Bishops and the “Fortnight for Freedom”
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. There is still time to register for the National Right to Life convention June 28-30 and to reserve a hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Just go to www.nrlconvention.org. As we’ve discussed often in...
CHA Rejects Obama “Accommodation,” Fortnight for Freedom religious liberty campaign begins this week
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. There is still time to register for the National Right to Life convention June 28-30 and to reserve a hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Just go to www.nrlconvention.org. Opposition to the Obama...
Opposition to Obama’s Mandate: an Encouraging Update
By Dave Andrusko A reminder, more to me than to NRL News Today readers: just because you don’t read or hear a lot about controversy “A,” that does not mean it’s quieted down. It likely means it’s simmering. So, aside from some gratuitously vicious (even by the...