The letter that the Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains kept from being read to Catholic soldiers concerned the recent Health and Human Services mandate requiring Catholic institutions to provide contraceptive services.
The Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains apparently was not amused and sent out its own letter forbidding Catholic chaplains from reading their archbishop's communication to Catholic soldiers, in part because it was judged to encourage civil disobedience and could be read as seditious against the commander in chief.
Originally posted by sad_eyed_lady
Wow! Look how far the government is taking this:
Army Chaplains Stopped From Reading Bishop’s Letter
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The letter that the Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains kept from being read to Catholic soldiers concerned the recent Health and Human Services mandate requiring Catholic institutions to provide contraceptive services.
and now we have a government that will not allow any criticism of the Commander-in-Chief:
The Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains apparently was not amused and sent out its own letter forbidding Catholic chaplains from reading their archbishop's communication to Catholic soldiers, in part because it was judged to encourage civil disobedience and could be read as seditious against the commander in chief.
Just this act of not allowing the soldiers to hear this same letter that was read to all those who attended church on Sunday is a successful attempt to restrict freedom of speech.
Face it, we might as well be living in China at the rate we are going.
Originally posted by jjf3rd77
reply to post by Sachyriel
This is not about condoms, it's about birth control and abortion, which a lot more religious christians are against. They don't like the morning after pill and all that stuff.
Although there are those christians that do not like condoms either, which I don't agree with, but can sympathize with. There are less of them but they still exist.edit on 8-2-2012 by jjf3rd77 because: (no reason given)edit on 8-2-2012 by jjf3rd77 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by jjf3rd77
The left talking points have been this, if you accept government funds, then you sacrifice your beliefs and are under government mandate.
Which shows that 1) government does not care about catholic beliefs, 2) government is trying to replace religious tenent with its own.
No one has yet to answer MY comparrison to government funded islamic schools in America where religious doctrine is held.
This, in my humble opinion, will be a key reason why Obama will lose in November.
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by Sachyriel
You are not being forced to become catholic.
Yet catholics (under Obama) are being forced to become secular.
And you don't see a problem with this.
Then, I could force any religion to break their religious tenents, if I wanted, because I felt they were meaningless, according to you.
