ACLJ Files Suit Challenging HHS Mandate for Violating Religious Beliefs of Missouri Business Owner

Washington, D.C. – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a pro-life legal organization that focuses on constitutional law, today filed a first-of-a-kind federal lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human

My Fellow Catholics: This is Our “Time for Choosing”

Bigoted attack ad placed in NYT by anti-religion group FFRF

By Alan Sexton

Anti-religion activists group Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) has aligned with the brutal campaign against Catholics now being carried out by Barack Obama and his administration.

FFRF recently ran an overtly bigoted full-page attack ad in the New York

Obama State Dept. Targets Vatican as a Money Laundering “Concern”

By Alan Sexton

The Obama State Department has added the Holy See, the seat of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, to it’s “Countries/Jurisdictions of Concern” list in it’s just released “2012

FRC’s Jeanne Monahan Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee, Urges Repeal of Discriminatory Mandate

Jeanne Monahan Director, FRC Center for Human Dignity. Photo via FRC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jeanne Monahan, director of the Family Research Council’s (FRC) Center for Human Dignity, testified on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate at the hearing titled “Executive Overreach: The HHS [Department of Health and Human Services] Mandate Versus Religious Liberty.” The following are excerpts from her testimony:

“In a letter to the President and members of Congress recently signed by thousands of women of 18 different faiths and representing doctors, nurses, lawyers, teachers, mothers, community care workers, business owners, scholars and more women voiced their ardent opposition to

Pro-Life Super PAC Ad Raises Concerns About Mitt Romney’s Abortion Record

Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.

Denver, CO  — Personhood USA is applauding a Pro-Life Super PAC ad exposing Mitt Romney’s history of support of abortion.

“A person’s heart is known by his actions. Unfortunately, Mitt Romney’s actions do not show evidence of a true change of heart regarding legalized abortion. The Pro-Life Super PAC’s ad clearly shows that even after his pro-life ‘conversion’ Mitt Romney has been no friend to pro-

BCI Report Indicates Romney May Have Forced MA Catholic Hospitals To Provide Abortifacients

The following fact-checking article was posted following by Boston Catholic Insider (BCI) following the February 22 Republican debate:

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Fact-Check: Did Romney Lie About Cardinal and Contraception During Wednesday Debate?

As readers know, if there is one thing that gets under our skin here at BCI, it is deception.  This one by former Gov. Romney about a situation here in Massachusetts affects how the country perceives values important to many Catholics, so BCI felt we could not let it sit without a response. Click Here To Continue Reading…

ACLJ & Nearly 70,000 Americans Call on HHS to Reverse Regulations & Protect Religious Liberty

Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)

Washington, D.C. – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), along with nearly 70,000 Americans, is calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to change the mandate and “accommodation” on contraceptives to protect freedom of religion and the conscience rights of Americans. The ACLJ legal analysis, posted here, comes as nearly 70,000 Americans have signed on to an ACLJ petition urging Secretary Sebelius to reverse the troubling regulations.

Six Arrested for Praying at White House in Opposition to the Obama Mandate

Photo: Bryan Kemper via Operation Rescue

Washington, DC – Six pro-life activists, including a Catholic Priest, were arrested Thursday outside the White House for kneeling in prayer in opposition to the Obama Administration’s mandate compelling groups of faith to provide insurance to employees that would cover abortion-causing drugs.

Led by Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, a group of about thirty activists had gathered on the sidewalk outside the White House to pray and peacefully protest the immoral mandate. It is legal to demonstrate at that site as long as one continues to move. Once the six protesters knelt in prayer, they were arrested for disobeying a lawful order. They were released a short time later after they each paid a $100 fine. Rev. Mahoney was the first

AFLC Challenges Obama’s “Contraception” Mandate in New York Federal Court

New York, N.Y. – The American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), along with co-counsel and civil rights attorney Charles S. LiMandri, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s “contraception” mandate.

Obama Tone Deaf to Religious Freedom, Pseudo-Compromise Still Violates Conscience Rights

FRC President Tony Perkins. Photo: FRC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration made another attempt at placating the millions of Americans who have moral and religious objections to being forced to cover or pay for contraceptive services. This mandate, issued in August, includes drugs that work after conception to destroy life rather than prevent it. The January 20th decision to grant a one year delay and add a referral requirement showed that the administration had no intention of providing conscience protections but wanted to defuse the political problem.

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins had the