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A Win for Religious Liberty: Belmont Abbey Suit Reinstated!

by Matthew Archbold December 24, 2012

Today a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. handed Belmont Abbey College and Wheaton College — and all religious colleges — a major victory in their challenges to the HHS mandate. Earlier this year, two lower courts had dismissed the…

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Faith Under Fire : How the HHS Mandate Is Hurting Us Right Now

by Gail Finke December 12, 2012

Editor’ Note: In this latest installment of Faith Under Fire, Gail Finke gives us a round-up of the latest and most significant developments in the deepening conflict between church and state. You won’t find these stories jumping out at you…

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Gonzaga To Begin Offering Contraceptive Coverage Next Month

by Matthew Archbold December 10, 2012

In a Nov. 20th memo obtained by The Cardinal Newman Society, Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh has announced to faculty and staff that in response to the HHS mandate it will begin covering contraceptives starting next month.
While many Catholic…

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Conscience Rights in 15 Seconds

by Wendy Wright November 8, 2012

How would you explain the right to follow one’s conscience?
It’s become a huge issue in the U.S. with the Obama administration requiring employers to pay for insurance that covers abortion and contraception.
Even more directly, the UN High Commissioner…

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Taxed for Wearing Their Heads

by Anthony Esolen November 7, 2012

The Anti-Federalists’ early fear about Congress’s taxing power–that it would result in a tax on humans’ very existence–are now realized in the Supreme Court’s upholding of Obamacare.
A new version of an ancient tax of ill repute has been visited…

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Obama Offers Civics Lesson to Hispanics

by Keith Koffler September 24, 2012

A testy President Obama, challenged on multiple fronts by an agressive correspondent during an interview with Univision Thursday, lectured Latinos on the U.S. system of government after being confronted with his failure to keep his promise to reform the U.S.…

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Who Will Guard Us From Our Guardians?

by Bob Fierro July 12, 2012

Editor’s Note: the following is intended to be a counterpoint to contributor Ken Connor’s recent article, “Are We Being Too Hard On John Roberts?”
By now most Americans paying attention know that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), sometimes called Obamacare,…

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How Will the Church Respond to the Mandate?

by Paul Wilson July 9, 2012

The recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (commonly termed Obamacare) quashed the hopes of faithful Catholics that the Obama administration’s contraception mandate would be immediately repealed by the Supreme Court. The Catholic Church and the Obama…

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The Obamacare Decision: A Mixed Bag

by Dr. John Sparks July 9, 2012

The case that received more media attention and more consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court than any in recent history has been decided. The 5-4 decision upheld the “individual mandate,” the central feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

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Obamacare Is Not Permanent Yet. Not Nearly.

by Keith Koffler June 28, 2012

For opponents of Obamacare, there is hope. And not even unrealistic hope.
Obamacare can mostly be repealed if three things happen this year: Republicans keep the House, Republicans pick up the Senate, and Mitt Romney is elected president.
Each of…

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