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GOP betrays its own principles
Published on 1 May, 2012 at 12:30 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Bradlee Dean – WND – April 30, 2012
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Recently, I was invited to lead a pro-Constitution forum at St. Cloud State University, on topics ranging from media bias, lines between church and state, democracy vs. republic, the price of freedom, etc. A few days before the event, the media went on an all-out attack on my ministry…
Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist and Jewish Leaders Swear Disobedience to HHS Contraception Mandate
Published on 16 Feb, 2012 at 18:08 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Susan Jones and Eric Scheiner – CNS News - February 16, 2012
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Would you go to jail–or even close down your hospitals and schools–rather than violate your religious faith, a Republican lawmaker asked religious leaders at a House hearing on Thursday. The answer, given…
Confused? Sharpton Uses ‘Separation of Church and State’ to Defend Contraception Mandate
Published on 10 Feb, 2012 at 1:51 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Billy Hallowell – The Blaze – February 6, 2012
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The Rev. Al Sharpton offered up support for the Obama admin’s contraceptive mandate on “Morning Joe” today. While hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski characterized the mandate as a government “overstep,“ Sharpton said it helps protect individuals who work at religious institutions and he called it a ”principled decision.“ He even…
House Considers Contempt Charge Against Holder in Fast and Furious Case
Published on 5 Feb, 2012 at 2:07 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Fred Lucas – CNS News – February 2, 2012
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House Republicans Thursday suggested that Attorney General Eric Holder could be held in contempt of Congress if the Justice Department is not more forthcoming in producing documents related to the botched gun sting program known as Operation Fast and Furious.
The major sticking point between the House Oversight and Government Reform…
Pelosi Vows to Stand With Obama Against Catholic Church; Says Decision Forcing Catholics to Act Against Faith Was ‘Very Courageous’
Published on 5 Feb, 2012 at 2:01 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Thomas Cloud – CNS News – February 2, 2012
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) vowed today that she will join with the Obama administration in standing up against the Catholic Church in defending a new regulation that will require Catholic individuals to buy, and Catholic institutions to provide, health insurance plans that cover sterilizations and artificial contraceptives, including…
‘We Will Not Comply’: Catholic Leaders Distribute Letter Slamming Obama Admin Contraceptive Mandate
Published on 2 Feb, 2012 at 2:08 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Billy Hallowell – The Blaze – January 30, 2012
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We’ve covered the Catholic Church’s ongoing battlewith the Obama administration over contraception health care mandates for quite some time. Over the weekend, though, the stand-off took an unusual turn, as Catholic churches across America read a letter to congregants that perfectly encapsulated the church’s stance against the…
‘A Significant Victory’: Atheists Lose Battle Over Jesus Statue Atop Montana Mountain
Published on 2 Feb, 2012 at 2:04 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Billy Hallowell – The Blaze – January 31, 2012
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Last October, we reported about atheists’ attempts to have a Jesus statue removed from government-owned land on a Montana mountain. Now, months later, it seems non-believers have lost their battle to have the religious symbol banished. In a press release delivered this afternoon, the American Center for Law…
Obama Defends Roe v. Wade As Way for ‘Our Daughters’ to Have Same Chance As Sons to ‘Fulfill Their Dreams’
Published on 2 Feb, 2012 at 1:43 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Fred Lucas – CNS News – January 23, 2012
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President Barack Obama says the 39thanniversary of Roe v. Wade is the chance to recognize the “fundamental constitutional right” to abortion and to “continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams.”
The 1973 U.S. Supreme Court…
Obama Orders Catholics to Act Against Their Faith; Bishops Call it ‘Unconscionable’
Published on 2 Feb, 2012 at 1:39 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Terence P. Jeffrey – CNS News – January 22, 2012
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(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration on Friday finalized a regulation that orders all Americans—unless they work directly at a church–to purchase government-approved health insurance plans that cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives including those that cause abortions.
The regulation further requires that health-insurance plans must provide sterilizations, contraceptives…
Supreme Court Justices ‘Blast’ EPA for Telling Idaho Couple They Can’t Build on ‘Protected Wetlands’
Published on 12 Jan, 2012 at 5:09 in Constitution and Law | | No Comments
by Becket Adams – The Blaze – January 9, 2012
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Several conservative members of the Supreme Court criticized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday for heavy-handed enforcement of rules affecting homeowners after the government told an Idaho couple they can’t challenge an order declaring their future home site a “protected wetlands.”
Justice Antonin Scalia assailed the “high-handedness” of…
