1st amendment
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Confirmation is not “Baptism of Believers” for Catholics
The most recent controversy concerning punitive denial of sacraments on the basis of political views is this heartbreaking story: the parents of a teenager in Barnesville, MN were told that he would not be confirmed, and that the family could no… Continue reading
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Obama, Birth Control, and the Body of Christ: Thoughts on the HHS Ruling
As many of you know, a few weeks ago, President Obama mandated that Catholic hospitals would have to begin providing birth control inclusive health care coverage for their employees. Opponents of this decision claim that, in making the Catholic church… Continue reading