HHS mandate

February 27, 2012

Cardinal George: No Catholic hospitals in two years unless HHS mandate rescinded

(HT: Catholic Culture) Note: One in six patients receives care in a Catholic hospital in the United States. February 26, 2012 What are you going to give up this Lent? By Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. Continue Reading...

February 24, 2012

Madison: Religious Conscience Trumps Civil Pronouncements

I have been highlighting James Madison’s words on religious conscience on the PowerBlog over the past several weeks. The HHS Mandate is not simply an issue that can be wished, compromised, or willed away. Continue Reading...

February 23, 2012

Religious Freedom and the HHS Mandate

Matthew Schmitz over on First Thoughts posted a great article by Peter Berger sharing Peter’s thoughts on the recent HHS controversy. Peter gets at what is really the heart issue here. Continue Reading...

February 20, 2012

Madison on Religious Conscience

The HHS Mandate is troubling to so many simply because it’s a clear Constitutional violation. Any basic understanding of Constitutional rights and our religious freedom sees that this is primarily about religious liberty, and not solely an issue concerning contraceptives or Roman Catholics. Continue Reading...

February 14, 2012

Religious Liberty or Government Tolerance?

Al Mohler absolutely dismantles Nicholas Kristof in this new piece. The cause of this skewering? Kristof’s “Beyond Pelvic Politics” column in The New York Times. Mohler notes, After asking his most pressing question, “After all, do we really want to make accommodations across the range of faith?,” Continue Reading...

February 13, 2012

A Receding Voice: A Century of Methodist Political Pronouncements

Methodism was once the largest denomination in America. The faith grew rapidly from America’s beginning and has traditionally been characterized by aggressive evangelism and revival. It has carried a vibrant social witness, too. Continue Reading...

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