{"id":27865,"date":"2016-03-24T16:43:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T20:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27865"},"modified":"2016-03-24T16:43:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T20:43:19","slug":"when-did-our-government-begin-bullying-nuns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27865","title":{"rendered":"When Did Our Government Begin Bullying Nuns?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday CBN News <\/a>posted a story about the Supreme Court<\/a> case involving the Little Sisters of the Poor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The Catholic charity was founded nearly 180 years ago to “offer the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the hearing, the justices appeared to be deeply divided over the Obama administration’s<\/a> plan to exempt The Little Sisters of the Poor and other faith-based groups from being required to pay for birth control for women insured under their health plans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conservative justices on the high court sounded in favor of the complaint by the groups that the administration’s exemption plan goes against their religious rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where does the government get the right to force a religious organization to purchase something that goes against their religious convictions?<\/p>\n

The American Declaration of Independence<\/a> states:<\/p>\n

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights<\/a>, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness<\/a>. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the First Amendment to the United States Constitution<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Amendment I<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What the Obama Administration is attempting to do is limit the ability of the Little Sisters of the Poor to freely exercise their religious beliefs in the public square.<\/p>\n

The article at CBN News concludes:<\/p>\n

If the court’s ruling is a 4-4 tie, that would mean four appeals court rulings in favor of the administration would be upheld. However, in parts of the country where another appeals court agreed with the faith-based groups, different rules would apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another outcome of a tie could be shelving the case until after Scalia’s replacement is seated on the bench. That scenario emphasizes the importance of the judicial leanings of any nominee to the court, an issue currently hotly contested in Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although President Barack Obama<\/a> nominated his pick to replace Scalia, Republican senators are trying to stall the process until a new president is in office. Republicans hope a conservative president will then nominate someone more conservative, with leanings similar to Scalia’s.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The court is expected to rule by the end of June.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the government can limit the religious freedom of a charity organization of nuns that has helped the elderly for 180 years, they can limit anyone’s religious freedom. Regardless of how this case is decided, the religious rights of Americans are under attack and need to be protected.<\/p>\n

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