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February 2013

February 05, 2013

What if the HHS Mandate Was For Unfettered Access to Pornography?

Frank, stop. No way is the HHS Mandate's proposal anything remotely comparable to the government...

February 02, 2013

Interesting Stuff I Found While Reading the New HHS Mandate Rules

Evening folks. Sorry I haven't posted anything until now, but I've been reading the 80...

February 01, 2013

The Administration Issues Changes to HHS Mandate for Religious Institutions and Affiliates UPDATED

The press release from the Department of Health and Human Services is out. Revisions to...

February 01, 2013

The Administration Rolling Back the HHS Mandate? CNN Thinks “Yes.”

Back in December, I shared thoughts that perhaps the Administration will scuttle this ridiculous rule...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Hobby Lobby Delays Fines, More Lawsuits Tossed Out, and Court Warns HHS to Modify the Mandate as Promised.

That's quite a headline, eh? On the HHS Mandate front there is some old news...

January 27, 2013

All of a Sudden, the New York Times Notices the HHS Mandate Lawsuits

Based on this report published yesterday, you would think that they just discovered the 40+...

January 23, 2013

Remember the Hobby Lobby Petition? It Could Use Your Signature.

It's collected over 9,100 signatures so far, and is about 16,000 shy of the...

January 21, 2013

A Recap of the Challenges to the HHS Mandate and a Proposal from Joe Six-Pack

Yesterday, prior to the Inauguration Day ceremonial swearing, the Washington Post ran an article...

January 21, 2013

The Death of Christendom? December 15, 1791, when the Bill of Rights was Ratified

It being the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and Inaguration Day too, I'm taking the...

January 16, 2013

Irony Alert! Today is Religious Freedom Day UPDATED

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Foremost among the rights...

January 05, 2013

Last Time I Checked the Hobby Lobby White House Petition…

It looked like this. A 23:45 EST, the numbers show that 4,199 souls have signed...

January 03, 2013

While The President is On Vacation, Sign This Petition at the White House

A few minutes ago, a citizen named Nick left a comment with a link to...

January 03, 2013

Mike Huckabee on Hobby Lobby: “We will stand with them in their resistance.”

Perhaps the doomed, quixotic, movement to confront tyranny, and help Hobby Lobby this coming Saturday, isn't so...

January 01, 2013

Another New Years Eve Setback for the HHS Mandate: Sharp Industries Wins Relief

It's time for some more bubbly. Were the courts in session yesterday, or what? Though...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

The HHS Mandate Takes It on the Chin Again With Ruling For The Founder of Domino’s Pizza UPDATED

Perhaps the Administration will scuttle this ridiculous rule out of embarrassment alone. I mean, the phony...

December 30, 2012

More Good HHS Mandate News: Appeals Court Blocks Contraception Mandate in Illinois Case UPDATED

Another day, another setback for the HHS Mandate. The Christian Post has the scoop, Days...

December 30, 2012

Support Hobby Lobby. Here’s How. UPDATED

There's nothing better than waking up on a Sunday, eating a breakfast of pancakes and...

December 29, 2012

Because Saints Tell Temporal Kings “No!” When They Err

Another day, another magnificent saint for us to model our behavior after. This is one...

December 19, 2012

Christmas Comes Early For Religious Colleges Fighting HHS Mandate

While crickets are chirping from purveyors of important news, here's the scoop on another victory...

December 12, 2012

Cardinal Dolan Notes Media Silence on Recent Court Decision

Though regular readers here, on New Advent, and at Stand With the US Bishops Against...

December 05, 2012

Judge Cogan Allows NY Archdiocese Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate to Continue UPDATED

Back in May, the Archdiocese of New York filed suit against the Department of Health...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

Cardinal Dolan, “We’re not violating our consciences.”

Regarding the HHS Mandate, Rachel Zoll reports from Baltimore, A top American bishop said Tuesday...

November 13, 2012

Dennis Miller’s Observation…

Lena Dunham was voted Glamour Magazine's "Woman of the Year". Just try to imagine how...

November 03, 2012

Archbishop Chaput on the Politics of Secularism

In the combox this morning on the post on the new educational website launched by...

November 02, 2012

New USCCB Website Launched to Inform the Culture on the Importance of Religious Liberty

One of the salient points critics of our bishops' stance on the HHS Mandate fail...

November 01, 2012

Injunction Junction, What’s Your Function?

"Puttin' on hold the laws that are stinky." Pardon me for thinking about the Schoolhouse...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Obama and the Crass Roots Campaign

I thought the above was over the top. And then I saw this. Our President approves...

October 22, 2012

A Message About Religious Freedom From Citizens Next Door

and around the corner. Folks of every creed, every color, and every political persuasion....

October 15, 2012

The HHS Mandate is a Very Foul and Dangerous Thing

This may surprise you, but many folks have no idea how repellent the HHS Mandate...

October 14, 2012

As the Organic Food Craze Runs Its Course…

Here's something that HHS will never warn women about. The irony of utilizing artificial...