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If you get federal money, you need to accept federal mandate. If you are exclusively supported by anti-birthcontrol organizations, their rules apply. But if the organization receives so much as parking priveleges, it is subject to federal mandate.
(from GLOVES OFF: Obama v. Catholic Church On Birth Control)on 02/09/12Share your opinion
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UPDATE 9/13- Pastor Jones did not end up burnign the Quran and has pledged that his Florida church will, "not ever," burn the book. He went on the Today Show and explained that his goal was, "to expose that there is an element of Islam that is very dangerous and very radical."
UPDATE 9/10- Rev. Terry Jones says that he does not plan to stage a...
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A legal obstacle was cleared in the contentious battle to build an Islamic community center and mosque a few blocks from ground zero. New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to deny landmark status to protect the lot on which the Islamic center is scheduled to be built, currently a Burlington Coat Factory. This means that the Islamic center can now move forward without...
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Photo Telegraph.co.uk The Daily Beast’s Roja Heydarpour writes an opinion piece about France’s vote to ban women from wearing veils, called niqabs, in public. The veils are worn by traditional Muslim women as dictated by Islamic Law. According to the tradition, an uncovered woman who is not in the presence of family, has the power of seduction and is unworthy of respect. The French government contends that these...
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Monday, the Vatican defended it's actions in a pending lawsuit, claiming it is not liable for the US Bishops who allowed molestation of young children because the Bishops were not technically Vatican employees. Italians’ trust in the Pope and Catholic Church has fallen below 50%, according to an investigation commissioned by La Repubblica. Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican have been accused...
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In 1952, Congress passed a resolution setting aside one day a year for prayer. According to the legislation, “the president shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups and as individuals.” Most President's have issued this...
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