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Sen. Rubio Proposes Religious Conscience Protections for Obamacare

Feb 1, 2012JerryReligious FreedomReligious Freedom

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has proposed an amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e. Obamacare) to provide religious conscience protections. This comes after the uproar over over the decision by President Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to mandate that religious employers must cover sterilizations and contraception, including abortifacients, in their health care plans. Read more about it here, and read Sen. Rubio’s bill here.

Bishop Taylor of LR Diocese: “We will not comply with this unjust law”

Jan 31, 2012JerryReligious FreedomArkansas, Contraception, Religious Freedom

Bishop Anthony Taylor of the Diocese of Little Rock has penned a letter that deserves to be read. In it, he denounces the decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to mandate that all health care plans cover sterilizations and contraception, including abortifacients. Click here to read the full letter.

The Separation of Church and State

Jan 30, 2012JerryReligious FreedomFile Cabinet, Religious Freedom

This article is from the Wallbuilders archive, and it continues to be an important read, considering the perpetual discussion about the meaning of “separation of church and state”. From the article: “Thomas Jefferson had no intention of allowing the government to limit, restrict, regulate, or interfere with public religious practices. He believed, along with the other Founders, that the First Amendment had been enacted only to prevent the federal establishment of a national denomination …” Read it in its entirety by clicking here.