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In reply to the discussion: Catholics hear anti-Obama letter in church [View all]hedgehog
(36,286 posts)2. I didn't hear that Sunday - but then my parish is pretty much Vatican II!
My guess is that for every Catholic upset because the bishops will have to provide full health care coverage for their employees, you'll find many, many more upset because the Girl Scouts are being tossed from the premises!
(BTW - we had Girl Scouts selling cookies after Mass, with the pastor proudly noting how many boxes had been donated to the Food Pantry last year!)
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The religious need to take these arguments to their ministers and their church's board of directors
saras
Jan 2012
#41
98 percent of Catholic women use or have used birth control including abortions
Guy Montag
Jan 2012
#82
I don't believe abortion is viewed by most women as a form of "birth control". n/t
whathehell
Jan 2012
#116
Four out of ten women who get involved with an accidental pregnancy get abortions.
Guy Montag
Jan 2012
#176
As has been stated, 98% of Catholic women in America already PRACTICE birth control,
whathehell
Feb 2012
#190
To me, it doesn't matter if your own particular church/priest is liberal
Arugula Latte
Feb 2012
#195
Because the leadership of the Catholic Church is malevolent, and imposes itself
Arugula Latte
Feb 2012
#200
+++! I bet many of the attendees oppose welfare for po' folk yet have no problem with church welfare
alp227
Jan 2012
#14
No I don't think that is so at all. Many catholics support birth control medications. We don't
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2012
#19
'around the country,' huh? I talked to three Catholics from three churches and none heard it. nt
onehandle
Jan 2012
#13
This is the 21st Century. Health care should be focused on creating best practices via science.
HuckleB
Jan 2012
#15
hen 501c3's lose their tax exempt status, they end up paying property taxes.
Critters2
Jan 2012
#139
Note: Never post on a forum when you wake up without first drinking a cup of coffee or two !!!!
cstanleytech
Jan 2012
#185
Well....considering alot of said war crimes were either commited in the name of a religion and or by
cstanleytech
Jan 2012
#31
But if they talk about those issues & specific legislation in an extremely selective way, how are we
patrice
Jan 2012
#102
Then, I'm sure that all Catholics will decline the coverage for birth control. The law
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2012
#33
I find it disheartening that every time the Catholic church is mentioned in a post
Beer Snob-50
Jan 2012
#39
Hate. Others hope for HONEST reform and, ergo, the universal blessing of LIFE-giving freedom. nt
patrice
Jan 2012
#75
They don't understand what rights are: If you have right x, then I have it too; if I don't have
patrice
Jan 2012
#46
PRIVATE standards being FORCED upon the use of PUBLIC dollars! The use of birth-control is a CHOICE.
patrice
Jan 2012
#44
Bull! They are asking freedom to discriminate against taxpayers who don't adhere to their beliefs.
freshwest
Jan 2012
#45
My experience is that it rarely comes from clergy, but often comes from lay leaders representing
patrice
Jan 2012
#66
I phone-bank in most election years; people say all sorts of things, especially when they are
patrice
Jan 2012
#76
I'd bet none of them authentically represent the other side of the issue, so it doesn't qualify as
patrice
Jan 2012
#69
The story is from CBS News. You claim it is not true yet you offer no proof.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#59
It would be best for you not to make guesses. You're not very good at it.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jan 2012
#63
Joined today, only posted in this thread, and ended up repeating a RW meme
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2012
#105
Most of the Catholics I know who are/were on birth control don't/didn't bother to refuse communion.
HuckleB
Jan 2012
#87
AND sold it's soul for a chance to name a SCOTUS justice the price of which was WAR on innocent
patrice
Jan 2012
#81
Here's an example of the letter. I don't agree with it, but I also don't have a problem with it
onenote
Jan 2012
#107
As an ardent secularist, I still would not say that ALL of the world's problems are caused by any
LeftishBrit
Jan 2012
#154
Tax them! They want to lobby their members, fine, but take their tax-exempt status away!
Doremus
Jan 2012
#127
At least in some areas of the country I think this kind of dogmatic BS from the Catholic church
jimlup
Jan 2012
#131
What percentage of American Catholics do you think would disapprove of birth control?
JDPriestly
Jan 2012
#138