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In reply to the discussion: Dolan: White House is "strangling" Catholic church [View all]PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)17. if Dolan keeps at this.. there'll be Polygamy quite everywhere
"We're like, wait a minute, when did the government get in the business of defining for us the extent of our ministry," Dolan said.
uh well they did block that part of Mormonism. Unfortunately they haven't blocked pissing on Jews yet.
more or less one gets federal money for a hospital that has St. before the name usually. one has to take what comes with it.
But what I can't understand is maybe the drug needs a new name. 1. prevents abortion. 2. actually provides some women to have children (catholics christian scientists?? ) 3. we already have a form of population control. somehow forcing the NATIONAL guard overseas hence why our Vets are throwing the medals in chicago. they don't mean anything anymore...
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These are not even restrictions on church activity, they're rules of employment.
SunSeeker
May 2012
#14
Yet another reason why I stopped going to Catholic Churches on a regular basis...
elzenmahn
May 2012
#5
saw that and the interview where the church is threatening not to feed the poor
maddezmom
May 2012
#56
A (exceedingly stupid) Catholic fundy I know said they would just stop employing people.
2ndAmForComputers
May 2012
#50
I was raised Catholic and married an Episcopalian. Neither of us practice though!
glinda
May 2012
#33
Churches and other religious entities should never have been exempt from taxes.....
Swede Atlanta
May 2012
#42
I have never understood how the exemptions don't violate the establishment clause.
patrice
May 2012
#48
Oh, please! If you're going to take taxpayer money, then you have to accept the strings that
IndyJones
May 2012
#52