Obama administration says it plans opt-out alternative on mandate
(CNS) The Obama administration has filed a brief with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver indicating it plans to develop an alternative for Catholic and other religious nonprofit employers...
View ArticleUS bishops reject latest attempt to water down contraception mandate
(Washington Times) America’s Catholic bishops flatly rejected the Obama administration’s latest attempt to accommodate religious objectors to an Obamacare rule that requires employers to cover birth...
View ArticleThe issues that never took flight this election season
(NCR Online) Americans tend to think that elections are decided on the basis of issues, even though the voters choose a person, not a policy position, when they cast their ballots. And this year, more...
View ArticleVoters pass wage hikes and legal pot, divide on abortion
(USA Today) Voters on ballot initiatives in 41 states gave a resounding thumbs-up to recreational marijuana and higher minimum wages, while dividing on abortion-related measures and GMO labeling....
View ArticlePriests for Life group to defy court’s birth control ruling
(Washington Times) A Catholic priest’s group says it will defy an appeals court’s order that it comply with Obamacare’s mandate to provide birth control coverage for its employees, rejecting the...
View ArticleUS Catholics oppose religious health care exemptions on birth control: poll
(The Washington Times) The majority of Catholic voters oppose religious health care exemptions, according to a survey released Monday by progressive Catholic advocacy groups. Nearly three-quarters of...
View ArticleReligious nonprofits not losing faith after latest failed Obamacare birth...
(The Washington Times) Religious nonprofits hoping to force yet another Obamacare showdown before the Supreme Court haven’t chalked up the appellate win they need to put the issue on a glide path to...
View ArticleSister Simone Campbell: Obamacare is no threat to religious freedom
(CNN) Catholic teaching tells us that access to quality, affordable health care is a basic human right. That is why, during the final days of congressional debate on the Affordable Care Act, I...
View ArticleReligious liberty questioned before Supreme Court
(NCR Online) In some corners of the Catholic community, the Affordable Care Act contraceptive mandate is perceived as so onerous that it sets up a confrontation with the state comparable to those that...
View ArticleFaith-affiliated nonprofits’ contraceptive challenge is next health law case...
(AP) How much distance from an immoral act is enough? That’s the difficult question behind the next legal dispute over religion, birth control and the health law that is likely to be resolved by the...
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