The Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia, who run Aquinas College in Nashville, have put out a call to the faithful to combat the HHS mandate by praying and fasting for nine days from Feb. 11 until Feb. 19, to ask Our Lady to intercede on behalf of religious liberty.
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Is Obama Caving on Mandate or Playing Politics?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Pressure from the U.S. bishops and millions of concerned Americans about a health care mandate that infringes on religious freedom has Obama’s re-election team calling for a cmopromise that many believe is just a political ploy to regain favor with Catholic voters.
Bishops Refute Obama Spin on HHS Mandate
In response to a misleading White House blog in which the administration tried to defend its widely criticized mandate for contraception and sterilization coverage in private health plans, the U.S. bishops have published a point-by-point rebuttal which reveals the amount of subterfuge the Administration is using in order to quell the rising public outcry against this mandate.
Obama Refuses to Budge on HHS Mandate
Despite the ever-mounting uproar from people of all faiths over the contraception mandate for employer provided insurance, President Barack Obama says he has no plans to reconsider the controversial decision.
Law Introduced to Block HHS Mandate
Senator Marco Rubio has introduced the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012 that is aimed at repealing the Obama administration’s mandate forcing faith-based employers to offer insurance coverage that provides contraceptives, abortifacients and sterilizations free-of-charge.
HHS Mandate Ignites Catholics
The Catholic Church in the U.S. is rallying in defense of religious freedom with more than 93 bishops and a new lay-run national campaign calling up on the faithful to oppose a new federal mandate that will force religious employers to violate their consciences by mandating insurance coverage for medical practices that violate the tenets of the faith.
More Backlash From HHS Mandate
Even the politically savvy Obama Administration seems to have miscalculated the risks of threatening religious liberty as tempers flare over its decision to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give religious employers a mere one-year extension before forcing them to comply with a mandate to provide coverage for practices that violate their conscience rights.
