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Obama: I won’t force churches to hold gay ‘weddings,’ so there’s no religious liberty threat

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Barack Obama is attempting to reassure the nation that today's Supreme Court ruling paving the way for same-sex “marriage” in California poses no threat to religious liberty , because the government has not forced churches to conduct gay “wedding” ceremonies. “On an issue as sensitive as this, knowing that Americans hold a wide range of views based on deeply held beliefs, maintaining our nation’s commitment to religious freedom is also vital,” President Obama said in a  statement  today. “How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision – which applies only to civil marriages – changes that.” President Obama congratulates Edith Windsor , the plaintiff in the Supreme Court DOMA case, from Air Force One. Following today's decisions  striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)  and overturning the voters' will by  throwing out California's Proposition 8 , Christia

Sebelius promotes Obamacare benefits targeted at high-risk homosexuals

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Official portrait of United States Health and Human Services Secretary . (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) As the Obama Administration gears up to celebrate “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month” throughout June, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced  Monday that meeting the special needs of homosexuals will be a targeted goal of Obamacare because “for too long...[they] were pushed to the side.” “For too long, the health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals were pushed to the side,” Sebelius said in a  statement . “LGBT individuals have faced limited access to health care and insurance. They have been less likely to get the preventive care they need to stay healthy, they have higher rates of tobacco use, and they are often at increased risk for mental health illness.” Rather than discouraging high-risk homosexual behaviors, Sebelius highlighted special programs and regulations that address the medica

Apostates in the Catholic Ranks!

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Schopfheim: Catholic Church Deutsch: Schopfheim: Katholische Pfarrkirche (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) On the cross at Calvary, there were two men crucified next to Our Blessed Lord. To His right was St. Dismas , a good thief, who repented of his sins and begged forgiveness. To His left was Gestas, a rebel who mocked Our Lord, challenging Him to reject His cross and save the three of them from their physical sufferings and death. The example of these two men calls to mind the divisions Jesus spoke of when He said that He would separate the wheat from the chaff and the lambs from the goats. On one side is salvation; on the other is death and everlasting fire. Today, this division is becoming abundantly clear. As the director of American Life League’s Defend the Faith project, I have seen the festering cancer of Modernism, immorality, and disobedience laying waste to communities within the Catholic Church . “Dissenters” put forth ideas suggesting that it is acceptable, and indeed “Catholic

Obama admin: birth control forced next gay marriage?

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WASHINGTON, January 20, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - After being deluged with complaints from outraged religious groups, Obama’s health department has dug in its heels, saying its decision to force employers to provide abortifacient birth control drugs will continue as planned - although faith-based groups will be given a year reprieve. In response, U.S. Catholic bishops have not minced words, vowing to fight the order as “literally unconscionable.” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius   announced  Friday that faith-based entities like hospitals and universities will have until August 1, 2013 to provide employees with free birth control as part of their insurance packages. The mandate will also force such groups to pay for sterilizations and, because the FDA has approved abortifacient drugs such as Ella as “contraception.” The mandate is being implemented as part of the new health care legislation that was passed in March 2010 despite vigorous opposition from U.S. Cat

Gay put pressure on the Red Cross

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Image via Wikipedia Nation's blood supply facing new danger -- stiff political pressure to change rules regarding homosexual blood donors Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) leading the charge TAKE ACTION: See numbers to call below POSTED: July 28, 2011 In 1985 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  instituted a rule that homosexual men may not be blood donors. The FDA had determined this was necessary after a rash of innocent people received HIV infections via blood transfusions. Many other countries, such as Canada, also have instituted those restrictions. The reasons are clear. As the  National Journal  observed this week: Men who have sex with other men, including gay and bisexual men, have an HIV infection rate 60 times higher than that of the general population, the FDA says. They have an infection rate 800 times higher than first-time blood donors and 8,000 times higher than the rate of repeat blood donors. Tests cannot pick up a new HIV infection in the