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Bloviating Zeppelin: Obama: War Against The Catholic Faith

Bloviating Zeppelin

(in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Obama: War Against The Catholic Faith

"You have to pass the bill so that you can find out what's in it."

--Nancy Pelosi on ObakaKare, one of the most idiotic statements ever made in politics



And apparently people are beginning to finally realize what's in it, and they're not much amused. Particularly when people sense that it declares open war on the Catholic faith.

Let me make this clear: I'm not Catholic. I keep my religious faith close, not public. And I realize that the Catholic Church isn't perfect -- certainly not any number of its priests. As a matter of fact, I may as well write it now: I'm not a large believer in organized religions. When I wrote the post "Church or Heart," I summed it up: I keep God in my heart. I don't believe you need an edifice to worship the Lord. Jesus didn't need one. And, frankly, I'm not much of a "joiner."

That said, here is a truthful letter from Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput which sums up Obama's assault on religion:

February 1, 2012

Dear friends in Christ,

The United States Department of Health and Human Services announced on January 20 that almost all employers, including Catholic employers, will be forced to offer their employees health coverage that includes sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs, and contraception. Almost all health insurers will be forced to include those “services” in the health policies they write. And almost all individuals will be forced to buy that coverage as a part of their policies.

In so ruling, the current Administration has undermined both the principle of religious conscience and the First Amendment to the Constitution in an unprecedented way. Unless the ruling is overturned, faithful Catholics will be forced either to violate our consciences, or to drop health coverage for our employees and suffer the penalties for doing so. The Administration’s only concession was to give our institutions a one-year delay to comply. This is not merely inadequate. It is dangerous. And it betrays the good faith of many Catholics who -- until now -- have supported the current Administration with an honest will.

Bishops and lay Catholic leaders across the United States have made it clear that we cannot comply with this unjust law without compromising our convictions and undermining the Catholic identity of many of our service ministries. This is not just another important issue among the many we need to be concerned about. This ruling is different. This ruling interferes with the basic right of Catholic citizens to organize and work for the common good as Catholics in the public square.

Today, I ask of you two things. First, we need to pray for our country, for our Church, and for our own right to work freely as a believing community through our ministries in the public square. Second, we need to act. Please visit the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference website at www.pacatholic.org to learn how to contact your federal Representative and Senators. Write them, call them, visit them -- and help them understand the deep resistance of Pennsylvania Catholics to this dangerous ruling. Please also visit www.usccb.org/conscience, to learn more about this attack on religious conscience, and how to work to reverse the Administration’s decision.

Your action on this issue matters -- not just today but for many years to come; and in ways that will shape the ability of the Church to witness the Gospel publicly through her ministries well into the future. Please know that you have my gratitude and daily prayers. And please remember me in your prayers as well.
Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Philadelphia

ObakaKare mandates that hospitals -- all hospitals -- provide, essentially, free hot and cold running abortions. And not only if you "take" federal funds. Across the board. Period.

Hugh Hewitt writes about this here, and here, and here, and here.

Finally, let me close with this quote, please:
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

Our current completely secular government is coming for the Catholics. Clearly, they've purposely managed to not read any of the quotes literally "etched in stone" on numerous historic DC buildings, the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights.

And this is wrong.

You have made a terrible, terrible mistake, Obama, and HHS.

BZ

8 Comments:

Blogger Old NFO said...

Yep, the 'true' colors are coming out now...

Wed Feb 08, 04:55:00 AM PST  
Blogger Well Seasoned Fool said...

Like you, my beliefs are private.

I understand, to many people, abortion is murder.

Old NFO is correct; their true colors are coming out. Wonder if their ultimate goal is civil insurrection?

Wed Feb 08, 08:13:00 AM PST  
Blogger Bloviating Zeppelin said...

NFO & WSF: I think Mr Obama is a devotee of Cloward & Piven.

BZ

Wed Feb 08, 09:33:00 AM PST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think Mr Obama is a devotee of Cloward & Piven.

Ya think??

Wed Feb 08, 11:55:00 AM PST  
Blogger mrchuck said...

Of course he is!!!
He is a farking socialist communist who hates everything about the USA.
Bill Ayers is his closest friend.
Bill Ayers avoided a long Federal prison sentence on a "technicality".
Ayers is a bomber.
His hate is well known, and he is the "shadow writer" of both of Obama's books.
The time is coming when Obama is defeated, and the opening of all of his closed records will be available to the American public.
Because of these up-coming events,,,,the Democratic party will also be exposed for what they really are, for all to judge and comment on.
Get your popcorn ready,,,,as the show will really begin in Late summer and fall!!
Also have your firearms lubed and loaded!

Wed Feb 08, 04:41:00 PM PST  
Blogger Trekkie4Ever said...

Obama has declared war against the Catholic church and all pro-life supporters how is he going to talk himself out of this little or rather large debacle.

Wed Feb 08, 05:31:00 PM PST  
Blogger Rocky2 said...

(Hello Right Thinking. Saw this web aspect of Obama's growing kingdom. He is truly on the side of eternal darkness.)

THE REAL CREATORS OF THE SUBURBS

( I experienced all this while trapped in a large American city.)


The suburbs are booming, but not fast enough. Yessir, you ghetto folks
in inner cities have started a good thing, but there are still lots of acres
outside the cities without any houses on them. So you've gotta move into
"untouched" blocks and do the following:
Throw trash everywhere. You'll insure that your friends who pick up trash
and distribute free rat poison packets will keep their jobs. And folks can
predict the weather by the direction the trash is blowing!
Walk down the street. Better yet, rhythm down it. And when I say street
I don't mean sidewalk. Save sidewalks for your friends on cycles. Besides,
it's hard to fit many cursing, screaming, drinking, pot-smoking kids on a
sidewalk, and it's also hard to spot keys and other things left in cars when
you're walking on a sidewalk!
When walking down a street, turn your head when you hear a car coming
and stare at the driver. For all you know, it might be one of your enemies
out to get you. On the other hand, it might be only your neighbor and all
that hateful staring might make him want to move out.
Be sure to beget lots of unloved, unsupervised, unwashed two-legged
"Obama welfare meal tickets" - either through wedlock or (preferably) out of
wedlock. And let them often ring doorbells, begging for money.
Turn quiet streets into noisy jungles. Have a blast - a
long blast with your car horn under your neighbor's window at
3:00 a.m. Let folks know who the real honkies are! Blow your horn when (1)
you see the police coming (2) you want to buy some dope (3) you want to sell
some dope (4) for any other reason. Play your stereo so loudly that folks can't
hear sirens going to the latest holdup or arson. Be noisy, man, noisy!
Be cruel to animals, especially "man's best friend." Tie your dog on a
short chain under a blazing sun with no water or food or love or license or
dog shots. Make him as mean as you are. Better yet, let your dog run loose.
Neighbors love to find freshly killed cats (after hearing their screams) and
other goodies on their lawns. Pit one dog against another in bloody "canine
cockfights" while friends lounge on car hoods and cheer and make bets! And
what madness is it where folks move out and abandon pets in the house,
leaving them nothing to eat but their own droppings? This happens often in the
ghetto, and almost no one will help the animals.
Keep a good supply of Saturday Night Specials - also Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Night Specials. Your criminal
presence will improve your neighbor's light bill; when he isn't watching you
at night (with his lights off), he will be able to read books at night by
the light of the police helicopter searchlights!
Here's more insanity: Uncle Sam spends millions of our tax money to
move you into our neighborhoods where we lose much when we sell our homes.
So you have your nerve when you glare and swear at us when we don't move
out quickly; but you're the reason we can't find good buyers! I really wonder
what you and Uncle Sam will do when lots of folks move to the wilderness and
live off the land and consequently don't have to pay taxes to support such
sickness!
Finally, spread the rumor that all of your troubles are associated with
skin, even though you and I know that your problem isn't skin. It's sin!!!
What makes a ghetto? It's not the paint on a house (or lack of it) but all
of you two-legged pains in the neck!

(anyone is free to copy and air this paper)

Fri Feb 17, 11:52:00 PM PST  
Blogger Bloviating Zeppelin said...

My. Rocky. Now THAT is a comprehensive and lengthy comment. And apropos.

BZ

Sat Feb 18, 04:39:00 AM PST  

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