Catholic Bishops: codify our dogmas
buckeye
http://members.au.org/site/R?i=YDUL_7B5UjKI-4i9JTLtsg..
Act now!
Keep Religious Doctrine Out of the Law
http://members.au.org/site/R?i=1qqudPchnGc834HxOGsMjQ..
Urge Your Representatives to Reject Efforts Like the Stupak Amendment
http://members.au.org/site/R?i=UZm0wbfq9X0PJ9u7wN4Fgw..
After months of negotiations and compromise, the House of
Representatives was set to vote on landmark healthcare reform
legislation last week. But before the legislation could make it to the
floor, Speaker Pelosi and a handful of anti-choice Members of Congress
received some high-level phone calls from members of the hierarchy of
the Catholic Church.
Pelosi's comprehensive healthcare legislation was abortion-neutral,
thanks to a compromise amendment included in committee by Rep. Lois
Capps (D-CA). And when House Leadership heard objections from some
anti-choice lawmakers that the Capps language was not strong enough,
they were open to small additional compromises on language. But the
Catholic bishops took things much further. Demanding, in essence, a
new ban on abortion coverage in any insurance plan participating in
the new insurance "exchange," the Church hierarchy threatened to use
its clout in Congress to derail the entire healthcare reform package
unless its particular religious view was enshrined in the legislation.
Thanks in large part to the extreme influence of the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops, Rep. Stupak's (D-MI) and Rep. Pitts' (R-PA)
amendment was passed on the House floor, adding restrictions on access
to abortion in the U.S. that are unprecedented and frightening.
For those of us who believe deeply that religion and government must
function separately, these events are highly disturbing. As supporters
of Americans United, you are well aware that the Constitution mandates
a separation between church and state. Yet last week, we saw a new and
upsetting development - the Catholic bishops have used their immense
power to undermine constitutionally guaranteed rights.
This is unacceptable, and your lawmakers need to hear from you. We
simply cannot allow the interests of a politically powerful religious
denomination to undermine the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to
Americans of all faiths and none. Please contact your members of
Congress to express your views on this issue!
http://members.au.org/site/R?i=6BQdOZEONIXsCOf7o15GDw..
Tell Your Representatives Not to Enshrine Religious Doctrine Into Law
http://members.au.org/site/R?i=9vTo-QS5cJGDNdwpxnE5FA..
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS � Historical Reality SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
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. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
. . .
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James Veverka wrote:
One of the ways to counter the attack on American Constitutional principles
by the religious right is to address their revisionism, misinformation and
distortions.
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USAF LT. COL (Ret) Buffman (Glen P. Goffin) wrote
"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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