Quote by President Obama at the Notre Dame Commencement in June of 2009:
-"So let's work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions by reducing unintended pregnancies, and making adoption more available, and providing care and support for women who do carry their child to term. Let's honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion, and draft a sensible conscience clause, and make sure that all of our health care policies are grounded in clear ethics and sound science, as well as respect for the equality of women."-
The Department of Health and Human Services informed the Catholic Bishops that under Obama-Care the so called "Conscience Clause" will not be applicable for Catholic-run agencies, organizations, hospitals, hospice and the like, and that we MUST ACCEPT MEDICAL COVERAGES FOR PROCEDURES CONTRARY TO OUR CONSCIENCE.
My sisters in Christ, if this unjust law is allowed to stand, religious freedom in the United States of America is dead. This great country that was founded on the principals of equality and religious freedom for all will never be that place for our children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and all future generations. This president in one span of 4 short years has managed to do away with our rights as people of faith to live as our consciences dictate.
Please join me in doing all we can to reverse this unjust and tyrannical law from our books. Of course you should write to your congressmen and to the White House to let them know what you think of this over-reach of the federal government. But more importantly sisters we need to pray. "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Bishop Olmsted has asked us to pray the Rosay to the Immaculate Mary ask for her intersession in this and to fast and offer sacrifices.
After reading an article about a Knight of Columbus that was fasting from meat on Fridays to save lives at an abortion clinic, my family began to do the same. We are adding Tuesday to our meat-fast for a change to this unjust law and will be offering the Rosary daily for the same. We ask you to join us sisters in any way you can. As God saved Malta through the petitions of the rosary, He can save the United States from being destroyed from within.
Pray, pray, pray without ceasing, but worry not Sisters, our God is in command!!
I have already sent messages to Kyl, McCain, Flake and the White House. If you think of anyone else that should be contacted, please let me know. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYes!Yes! Prayer Warrior our religious freedom is under assault! Along with contacting our Congressmen, all Parishioners of our Churches need to be AWARE of this tyrannical law! Our Bishop composed a powerful letter proclaiming the assault of this law on our Christian beliefs; However, reading his letter once before Mass, with no follow- up is not enough!
ReplyDeletePeople need to be reminded of this throughout this election year via the podium, Church Bulletin, and our Bishop Olmstead's words of Life & Truth!
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UGH, and today CNN reported on this issue and classified it as a 'few priests' have read a letter to their parishioners. They also have twisted their reporting to indicate that this issue is being 'blown out of proportion' and not many people will be effected by the health insurance mandate. How sad CNN did not meantion EXACTLY what the mandate is forcing dr. and all health workers to do! They did NOT specifically state that ALL health insurance policies will be required to have FREE abortions on demand and birth control drugs for ALL people with NO co-pays!!!! They forgot to meantion the fact that ALL health workers will HAVE to assist in killing of children!!!! hum, funny the reporter didn't have all the facts!
ReplyDeleteWe are fighting a war against militant relativism as Pope Benedict predicted. Lets make our voices heard loud and clear. The emails of all congressmen were easy to find. The White House too. And Pray Sisters. With God on our side we can win this. Believe!!
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Many of you have heard of the recent mandate by the Obama administration to require Catholic Employers to provide contraceptives/abortifacients to their employees. This means that all the Catholic doctors, hospitals, schools, employers who don't do this will either have to or shut down.
PLEASE take 5 minutes to not only SIGN the petition to rescind this mandate, but to share it with ALL the faithful Catholics you know.
Here is the petition:
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/rescind-hhs-dept-mandate-requiring-catholic-employers-provide-contraceptivesabortifacients-their/lBxr7SdP?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl
And here is what Cardinal-designee Archbishop Timothy Dolan (president of the USCCB) said about this mandate in a VIDEO:
http://www.usccb.org/media/video/?bcpid=911432717001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAdgye3dk~,p0Zv3iru3vKntdSZldOI6IpJ_Ro3rVN6&bclid=987951266001&bctid=1404872889001
"The Catholic Church defends religious liberty, including freedom of conscience, for everyone. The Amish do not carry health insurance. The government respects their principles. Christian Scientists want to heal by prayer alone, and the new health-care reform law respects that. Quakers and others object to killing even in wartime, and the government respects that principle for conscientious objectors. By its decision, the Obama administration has failed to show the same respect for the consciences of Catholics and others who object to treating pregnancy as a disease." - Archbishop Dolan
Peace and joy to all of you!
They sure didn't make it easy. Yikes, first you had to make an account, then wait for an email, then go back to the site and sign the darned petition. Even so, I persisted and have been added. Am sending this out to everyone I know and I posted it on facebook too. We'll have those signatures by tomorrow!
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