The great and powerful Oz has spoken, ‘negotiation’ time is over, time for you to ditch your silly religious beliefs and do what we say.
Obama chief of staff: No more compromise, contraceptive rule is done deal
Despite renewed statements of concern by Catholic leaders, the Obama administration is done negotiating and will finalize its plan requiring insurance companies to provide free contraception to women working and studying at religious institutions, President Obama’s chief of staff said Sunday.
Jacob Lew told “Fox News Sunday” that the compromise offered last week to address objections by the Catholic Church is clear and consistent with the president’s “very deep belief that a woman has a right to all forms of preventive health care, including contraception.”
“We have set out our policy,” Lew said. “We are going to finalize it in the final rules, but I think what the president announced on Friday is a balanced approach that meets the concerns raised both in terms of access to health care and in terms of protecting religious liberties, and we think that’s the right approach.”
For all you Catholic liberals out there, this is how the Marxists you elected do ‘dialogue.’ I would say I told you so but…actually…
I told you so.
The only, ONLY answer is the complete destruction of the mandate and Obamacare. There is no other way.
February 13, 2012 at 1:36 am
This is not about health care. This is about power. Obama now has the power (Executive Order 13575 Rural Councils) to seize all Catholic churches and Obamacare is the excuse for non-compliance. The first one hundred days in office Obama took everything we had. Now Obama is claiming it. Is there going to be an election? Really?
February 13, 2012 at 2:31 am
Predicted in Humanae Vitae:
"Finally, careful consideration should be given to the danger of this power passing into the hands of those public authorities who care little for the precepts of the moral law. Who will blame a government which in its attempt to resolve the problems affecting an entire country resorts to the same measures as are regarded as lawful by married people in the solution of a particular family difficulty? Who will prevent public authorities from favoring those contraceptive methods which they consider more effective? Should they regard this as necessary, they may even impose their use on everyone. It could well happen, therefore, that when people, either individually or in family or social life, experience the inherent difficulties of the divine law and are determined to avoid them, they may give into the hands of public authorities the power to intervene in the most personal and intimate responsibility of husband and wife."
And I didn't think we should negotiate in the first place – it just delays the inevitable confrontation. And there was no question that there was eventually going to be a confrontation.
February 13, 2012 at 2:47 am
Put on the armor of Christ and get ready to fight. Do it!
February 13, 2012 at 2:53 am
Hey Anon above, nice start but here is more:
Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places. (Ephesians 6:11,12)
How apt this is right now.
February 13, 2012 at 4:33 am
Doug Indeap: If it takes that much verbiage to make your point, you might not have one in the first place.
You lost me at "hello".
February 13, 2012 at 6:34 am
Question… do the health insurance companies which our Catholic organizations purchase also cover non-Catholic organizations?
Furthermore, do Catholic organizations hire non-Catholics?
If Catholic organizations purchase health insurance from companies who only cover Catholic organizations and the Catholic organizations only hire Catholics, then sure, it is wrong to try to force Catholic organizations to cover health care costs of Non-Catholics.
However, America is a "melting pot", where differences are at least tolerated. Many people moved here because of religious persecution, in which they were treated unfairly. So if you want to live in a place that only supports your way and does not provide the same health care rights to all because it is an unfair place, create an all-Catholic country and leave non-Catholics alone.
February 13, 2012 at 11:09 am
@anonymous 1:34 a.am.:
When they leave us alone, we'll return the favor. How's that for ya?
February 13, 2012 at 12:58 pm
I would pray our Catholic institutions will close their doors before providing and allowing the means to support and promote abortion.
February 13, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Defeating Obamacare isn't enough, as long as liberalism is still in place as the de facto religion of this country, it can be brought back again and again. We must hunker down to fight a long war. The defeat (I hope!) of Obamacare should only be reguarded as the first victory against liberalism.
February 13, 2012 at 5:09 pm
And the only way to get rid of Obamacare is to vote out Obama and then put a lot of pressure on the new president. Without political pressure, a new president might just let Obamcare and all its crazy mandates stand since it might be an issue no one wants to touch.
We must show that we are against threats to our freedoms regardless of who is in power or else we risk looking like we are just attacking a particular person or party.
February 13, 2012 at 5:26 pm
It's the Chicago way.
There is another option rather than going through the ruse of an election.
Find one brave soul/judge who can nail his britches to the wall. Then everything is rescinded, including his cabinet and the minions of Czars.
February 14, 2012 at 7:52 am
Storm the gates of hell! Get in the fight!
1. Fire Sr. Keehan and pray she repents.
2. Ditto: remove Fr. John Jenkins as president of Notre Dame.
3. Pelosi and Sebelius do not love the Church. Ban them from Communion.
4. Do not vote for Catholics-in-name-only. Ever.
5. Contact your congressional leaders and senators. Pray for your leaders.
6. Obama hates the Catholic religion. If you want to be able to live as Catholics in America, don't vote for Obama.
7. There is no obligation to obey an unjust law.
8. Pray that God may have mercy on the United States of America for permitting abortion and gay "marriage".
February 15, 2012 at 5:06 am
There IS an oblication to obey a law you feel is unjust. It is called RECIPROCITY.
-Fact 1: Health Care Tax Credit sponsored by Obama in 2010 allows smaller churches to pay less for health insurance.
-Fact 2: That means Non-Catholics helped Catholics pay for health care even though Catholic health care does not support contraceptives
-Fact 3: Now Catholics are asked to help Non-Catholics pay for health care which supports contraceptives
-Conclusion: Those who accept support from those they would not support in the same way are greedy sinners
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