Catholic Leaders On the Sunday Morning News Shows This Easter Morning

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:56 pm by Frank Weathers

Catholic Leaders On the Sunday Morning News Shows This Easter Morning 2017-01-24T17:56:38-05:00 Frank Weathers

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In case you missed it, and I know I did, the network news shows this morning decided that Easter Sunday would be a great time to ask some questions that are facing voters this election year. Though I missed the first run of the following two shows, I caught them via the internet and share them with you here to help keep you up to date. Let the reruns begin.

First up is Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who appeared on the CBS Sunday morning stalwart, Face the Nation. He discuss the First Amendment rights of the faithful, though it’s tough to do in the soundbite size time available to him. He tackles the idea that a “wall of separation,” which has risen to prominence in debates regarding the First Amendment, exists between churches and the state. Take a look,

On a different network, Bishop William Lori also made an appearance this Easter morn. Bishop Lori was a guest on MSNBC’s Meet the Press hosted by David Gregory, along with a panel of other guests. The subject of the hour? Whether or not there is a “war on religion” in America today.

Bishop Lori, and the other guests, quickly turn to the issue of the day: the Administration’s HHS Mandate. Bishop Lori notes that this isn’t a theological fight, but a religious liberty issue, as our beliefs are no longer being “accommodated” by the government as they have been in the past.

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Whew! It was beat the clock at the end of the clip there. The thing to remember, and one that has been forgotten, is that the First Amendment was drafted with a purpose to thwart government power in the realm of religion ( as well as in the areas of speech, press, the right to assemble, etc.) It was not drafted to set up the Federal government as the arbiter of religion, or these other rights, in the lives of citizens. I’ll share more on that particular notion in another post soon.

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