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CCGI Feature Articles for Faith and Formation
Proposed Kansas Rule May Force Churches
To Host Same-sex Ceremonies
TOPEKA, KS, April 25, 2012 -- A proposed ordinance in Hutchinson, Kansas could force individuals and institutions – including Catholic churches – to host and participate in events that violate Church teachings on sexuality.
America Needs Religious Awakening,
Supreme Knight Says
WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2012 -- The leader of the Knights of Columbus called for strong Catholic witnesses to defend religious liberty before a gathering of roughly 1000 members of the faith in Washington, D.C.
Bishops Launch
Religious Liberty Campaign
Prayer, Fasting and Public Action
Government Abuses Listed
WASHINGTON, DC, April 12, 2012 -- The U.S. bishops have issued a statement alerting American Catholics that they are obligated to disobey unjust laws that infringe upon their fundamental liberties by forcing them to violate the core of their beliefs.
Bishops Say New Mandate Proposals
Fail to Solve Problems
WASHINGTON, DC, April 4, 2012 -- The U.S. bishops said that the government’s latest recommendations on its federal contraception mandate fail to address religious freedom concerns.
We Cannot Give Scorpions
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2012 -- From March 29 to 31 the Christus Medicus Foundation and the Life Legal Defense Fund presented Make Straight the Pathway: An Integrated and Unified Solution for Catholic Healthcare Reform. The conference was co-sponsored by the dioceses of Oakland and Santa Rosa and the archdiocese of San Francisco and was held at St. Mary’s Cathedral and the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco.
Pro-life Accomodations in
US Bishops' Grant Ruled Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2012 -- A federal judge sparked criticism after he ruled unconstitutional the government's accommodation of pro-life beliefs in an anti-human trafficking contract with the U.S. bishops.
Dawkins at 'Reason Rally'
Calls for Mockery of Catholics
WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2012 -- At the March 24 “Reason Rally” in Washington, D.C., an estimated 20,000 atheists and agnostics heard author and activist Richard Dawkins encourage mockery of Catholic beliefs and those of other religions.
Bishops Say Mandate Fight Is About
Government Defining Religion
WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2012 -- The U.S. bishops are emphasizing that their opposition to the Obama administration’s contraception mandate is not about birth control or health care, but about the government’s attempt to impose its narrow definition of religion on the country.
People of Faith Rally-March 23
For 1st Amendment Rights
Find Location Near You
Now over 102 locations, a massive protest from coast to coast. Demand a religious exemption for the HHS Mandate be withdrawn. It is not only wrong for force people to pay for and promote service they know to be harmful, it violates the 1st Amendment of the Constitution. Find the nearest rally to your home.
HHS Mandate Threatens
Little Sisters of the Poor Elder Care
BALTIMORE, MD, March 8, 2012 -- The Little Sisters of the Poor say the HHS contraception and sterilization mandate threatens their continued ministry to the impoverished elderly. They are “strongly objecting” to the federal rule and say it should be repealed as soon as possible.
Virginia Bill Passes
Protects Rights of Child-Care Agencies
To Decline Homosexual Adoptions
RICHMOND, VA, March 7, 2012 -- A bill that ensures that faith-based adoption agencies in the state of Virginia won’t be forced to place children in households led by same-sex couples has passed both houses of the General Assembly and is heading to the desk of Gov. Robert McDonnell, a supporter of the legislation, who is expected to sign it soon.
Cardinal Dolan: Religious Liberty Concerns
"Off the Table" for White House
NEW YORK, NY, March 6, 2012 -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York is urging his fellow bishops to “prepare for tough times” after the Obama administration told the bishops’ conference that it is not willing to address religious liberty concerns raised by its contraception mandate.
Cardinal Dolan's Secret Letter
Freedom of Conscience is in Danger
ROME, March 5, 2012 – Even in the homeland of law and democracy, freedom of conscience is in danger. This is the unprecedented accusation that the bishops are hurling against the president of the United States. Here is the confidential letter in which they explain why.
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