You want to fire up the base? I guarantee this will be in every sermon across the nation on Sunday morning and we will vote for the Republican nominee- whoever it is. If Romney wins, I do not like the man but I will vote for him proudly after this decision!
Hmmm, I have a tough time believing I'll hear about this on Sunday. I'll let you all know.
You seem to be under the delusion that most American Catholics agree with their church on birth control, when it's absolutely overwhelming in the other other direction.
Overly dramatic much? Religion does not dictate what the law should be, it's as simple as that.
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But most Republican are Christians first and American last. Why do they hate America?
Hey now, so am I. That's why I won't say the Pledge of Allegiance, which most Republicans certainly wouldn't approve of.
BTW if I remember what Sebelius said on The Daily Show, the fines employers pay over not offering insurance would be used to fund the exchanges that their employees can then use.
BRTD, from a political perspective no one cares what they talk about at your church. You just don't have the #'s to matter. Even if many Catholics or nominal Catholics could not be bothered by this, it still matters politically. If only 10%, you are still talking about millions of votes and in a swing demographic. This was spoken about from the pulpit and was in the church bulletins:
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF
CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Department of Communications
PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2012
The Catholic bishops of the United States
called “literally unconscionable” a decision by the Obama Administration
to continue to demand that sterilization, abortifacients
and contraception be included in virtually all health plans.
Today's announcement means that this mandate and its very narrow
exemption will not change at all; instead there will only be a
delay in enforcement against some employers.
“In effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure
out how to violate our consciences,” said Cardinal-designate
Timothy M. Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The cardinal-designate continued, “To force American
citizens to choose between violating their consciences and forgoing
their healthcare is literally unconscionable. It is as much an attack
on access to health care as on religious freedom. Historically
this represents a challenge and a compromise of our religious
liberty."
The HHS rule requires that sterilization and contraception
– including controversial abortifacients – be included among
“preventive services” coverage in almost every healthcare plan
available to Americans. “The government should not force Americans
to act as if pregnancy is a disease to be prevented at all
costs,” added Cardinal-designate Dolan.
At issue, the U.S. bishops and other religious leaders insist,
is the survival of a cornerstone constitutionally protected freedom
that ensures respect for the conscience of Catholics and all other
Americans.
“This is nothing less than a direct attack on religion and
First Amendment rights,” said Franciscan Sister Jane Marie
Klein, chairperson of the board at Franciscan Alliance, Inc., a
system of 13 Catholic hospitals. “I have hundreds of employees
who will be upset and confused by this edict. I cannot understand
it at all.”
Daughter of Charity Sister Carol Keehan, president and
chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the
United States, voiced disappointment with the decision. Catholic
hospitals serve one out of six people who seek hospital care annually.
“This was a missed opportunity to be clear on appropriate
conscience protection,” Sister Keehan said.
Cardinal-designate Dolan urged that the HHS mandate be
overturned.
“The Obama administration has now drawn an unprecedented
line in the sand,” he said. “The Catholic bishops are committed
to working with our fellow Americans to reform the law
and change this unjust regulation. We will continue to study all
the implications of this troubling decision.”
Please beware of this mandate of vital importance regarding
the Administration's decision to implement the
HHS contraception mandate. Also note the video of
Archbishop Dolan's reaction (
http://bcove.me/ob5itz9v) Please contact the Administration (http://
www.whitehouse.gov/contact) to express your opposition
to this, and contact your Congressional representative
(
http://www.nchla.org/contcong.asp) as well.
Let us keep this in our prayers. God bless