The Catholic bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has taken action against Catholic insurance agency Avera Health Plans because the company chose to cover contraception so that it would be in compliance with Obamacare.
This nation’s moral decline is astounding not only because it has been a relatively swift slide, but more importantly because Catholics have taken leading roles in bringing about the decline.
Sandra Fluke, the champion of free birth control for women, has reached a new low in her quest to shame the American public into believing that when it comes to promiscuity and sex, employers with well-formed consciences are badly in need of government intervention.
‘Tis the season to be cunning, evasive, and ignorant. It’s election time, 2012.
As I stood on First Street in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in our nation’s capital at 10 a.m. on June 28, 2012, I knew I was witnessing history. But not in a good way.
With the United States and the world facing the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, everyone is asking: “How did we get here? And when will we get out of it?”
Ever since the Obama administration chose to ramrod a policy that is anathema to Catholic doctrine, we have seen all sorts of machinations emanating from the media, twisting and mollifying the argument in order to remove clarity from exactly what it is Obama is attempting to do.
There is something intriguing and, at the same time, troubling about the upheaval being created by the Obama administration’s dictate regarding religious institutions and the right of conscience.
It has always been a bit curious to me that government officials, as well as high-placed, influential members of the media elite, cannot ignore the temptation to criticize or demean people of faith.
The fundamental principle of justice—in law, in governing, in treating all peoples with equity—is the cornerstone of a humane society.
This is the second in a series of five Challenges that ALL issued to President Obama and Congress in light of the $200K Planned Parenthood (PP) ad blitz targeting Congress.
As the celebration subsides, and we pro-lifers focus on the United States Senate, the former Speaker of the House is displeased.