Fortnight for Freedom 2013

The USCCB campaign, the Fortnight for Freedom, started on June 21 and continues on July 4. one of the goals of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of religious liberty (aka "freedom of religion") and to combat various threats to religious liberty at home and abroad, including policies by national and state governments as well as some policies by certain universities (namely "all-comer" policies where some universities have required all university-recognized student organizations, including religious organizations, to open the membership and leadership of the group to all students, meaning for example, that a Christian student group cannot even require its leaders to be Christians).

Perhaps the most high-proflie issue is the conflict over the HHS mandate, which has pitted the Obama Administration and their backers against a variety of religious organizations. The mandate requires all health-insurance plans to cover contraceptives, sterilization and some abortion-inducing drugs, and even when these things violate the beliefs of various individuals and organizations. The mandate is set to go into effect for religious groups (e.g. hospitals, dioceses, schools, charities) on August 1 (though of course there are numerous lawsuits against this mandate), and those organizations which don't comply would be fined the absurd amount of $100 per employee per day. Of course the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Southern Baptist Church and other religious groups that support them, may be gaining some momentum in their conflict with the Obama Administration, since Obama appears to be losing public support overall, in the aftermath of the IRS scandal and the NSA datamining issue, Obama's approval rating has fallen 8% over the past month and 17% among people under the age of 30.

Is there a restriction of religion campaign? I'll join that oneUCF_Knight

Damn must be hard to be a Christian in America todayJML897

Though of course it is bad when people and organizations in the U.S. are forced to violate their religious beliefs by the government or pay a hefty fine (as in the case of the HHS mandate), or when a photographer could be sued by her own state government for refusing to photograph a same-sex "wedding" like what is happening in Washington State.

[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"]Is there a restriction of religion campaign? I'll join that onewhipassmt

Sorry, but if you're going to go into business (such as hospitals) then you have to play by the same rules as everyone else. I don't care if you call your business "faith based" or not.

I wonder what wh...

whipassmt

Ah, never mind.

Also, rofl at the idea that Christians are being oppressed in the U.S.

Why join a campaign to try to restrict people? Why can't you let people and organizations live in accordance with their faith?

whipassmt

You should ask the question to the Christians around here who picket gay pride parades. Live and let live unless they aren't us, eh?

[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"]Is there a restriction of religion campaign? I'll join that onewhipassmt

The USCCB campaign, the Fortnight for Freedom, started on June 21 and continues on July 4. one of the goals of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of religious liberty (aka "freedom of religion") and to combat various threats to religious liberty at home and abroad, including policies by national and state governments as well as some policies by certain universities (namely "all-comer" policies where some universities have required all university-recognized student organizations, including religious organizations, to open the membership and leadership of the group to all students, meaning for example, that a Christian student group cannot even require its leaders to be Christians).

Perhaps the most high-proflie issue is the conflict over the HHS mandate, which has pitted the Obama Administration and their backers against a variety of religious organizations. The mandate requires all health-insurance plans to cover contraceptives, sterilization and some abortion-inducing drugs, and even when these things violate the beliefs of various individuals and organizations. The mandate is set to go into effect for religious groups (e.g. hospitals, dioceses, schools, charities) on August 1 (though of course there are numerous lawsuits against this mandate), and those organizations which don't comply would be fined the absurd amount of $100 per employee per day. Of course the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Southern Baptist Church and other religious groups that support them, may be gaining some momentum in their conflict with the Obama Administration, since Obama appears to be losing public support overall, in the aftermath of the IRS scandal and the NSA datamining issue, Obama's approval rating has fallen 8% over the past month and 17% among people under the age of 30.

JoeRatz16

this is definitely NOT something i would support.

Guys why are you against Jesus HE LOVES YOUUCF_Knight

Isn't he the guy who's always telling me "Hot plate, okay?"

I do tip well, maybe that's why he loves me.