Thems fighting words. And I’m likin’ it. Archbishop Timothy Dolan sent a pretty strongly worded letter to President Obama saying that unless this administration changes course quickly on the issue of religious freedom that the government is creating “a national conflict between Church and State of enormous proportions.”
Wow. Let me get my pom poms out and start a cheer. My splits aren’t as impressive as they used to be but I still got mad ups, yo.
Let’s face it, religious freedom in America has been taking a sound beating yesterday. So seeing this kind of resistance is very welcome.
Things have gotten so bad here that I fear this quote is getting a little too apropos for America today. A Russian poet Tanya Khodkevich was sentenced to ten years by the Soviets for writing this:
You can pray freely
But just so God alone can hear.
How apropos is that for America today?
That’s why we increasingly hear about the “Freedom to worship” from this administration rather than the “freedom of religion.” Freedom to worship, you see, has no real world applicability.
According to modern secularists who seem to be running things nowadays, religion is something it’s ok for the oogedy boogedy bitter clingers to practice for an hour a week in their church or synagogue but don’t take that nonsense out into the real world because it and you will be smacked on the nose.
Archbishop Dolan seems to understand this because he sent a letter to President Obama on the issue of religious freedom, especially when it comes to recognizing marriage. Here’s the power quote:
The Administration‟s failure to change course on this matter will, as the attached analysis indicates, precipitate a national conflict between Church and State of enormous proportions and to the detriment of both institutions.
That’s some pretty strong language and it’s good to hear. Let’s hope that this is only a first step because let’s face it, there’s no way Obama’s changing course. Zero. So it’s man up time for the bishops. And me and my pom poms have got their back.
Anyone got a good word that rhymes with Dolan?
September 22, 2011 at 6:37 pm
"Rollin'" is the best I've got.
September 22, 2011 at 6:43 pm
smokin?
September 22, 2011 at 6:45 pm
"Anyone got a good word that rhymes with Dolan?"
Our man, Dolan.
September 22, 2011 at 7:31 pm
It's about time the USCCB started showing some backbone in the political arena instead of being lapdogs. Our bishops need to show that celibate doesn't equal castrated and to lead as strong men in Christ's image.
-Maureen
September 22, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Our liberties are stolen. (rhymes with Dolan) The unalienable civil liberties it is the duty of the state to protect, and preserve are being assaulted by our government. Government against the people. Government no longer hears the voice of the people or does the will of the governed but has become a self-serving behemoth. (I cannot spell bureaucracy. This government will consume our sustenance and take our property (Executive Order 13575 Rural Councils) because it has the power to and takes the power it needs to perpetuate its tyranny. This government does not recognize the immortal soul of its constituents. And before Archbishop Timothy Dolan, our civil liberties and freedom stolen.
Mary De Voe
September 22, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Solon – defined as "a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solon if you want to learn more about the eponymous Athenian lawgiver who is the origin of this name. He was one of the "seven sages of Greece".
Now all we need are 6 more bishops to stand up to the tyrant…
September 22, 2011 at 8:22 pm
That is pretty awesome, our man Dolan 😉 has my cheers too
September 22, 2011 at 8:32 pm
"Dolan! Dolan!
Way to get resistance rollin'!
May we need no longer search
For separation of State and Church!"
September 22, 2011 at 8:51 pm
"They see our Dolan,
They hatin'
Patrolin'
they tryin' to catch us prayin'n'open"
September 22, 2011 at 9:29 pm
I'm thinking of a clever rewrite to the Rawhide theme, only I'm not clever like that…
Dolan, Dolan, Dolan…
Dolan, Dolan, Dolan, RAWHIDE!
September 22, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Whoops, forgot how clever HTML can be… It was supposed to read:
Dolan, Dolan, Dolan.. (INSERT CLEVERNESS HERE)
Dolan, Dolan, Dolan, RAWHIDE!
September 23, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Join Archbishop Dolan
and let's get a rollin'!
September 24, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Dolan Dolan Dolan
Get those bishops rollin'
Rawhide!
October 1, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Thank God for rollin' Dolan! Now maybe our country won't be STOLEN? Mary Enright