Never before has federal law forced citizens to purchase what violates their deeply held beliefs and ethical convictions. But now the Administration is forcing us to act as if pregnancy were a disease to be prevented at all costs. For many Americans that means choosing between violating our consciences and forgoing health care -- literally an unconscionable dilemma.
Our country's longstanding laws protecting conscience rights must now apply fully to the implementation of health care reform. For that we need more than rule-making, we need a law. The bishops are urging Congress to support the "Respect for Rights of Conscience Act" in light of the new HHS rule and the "unprecedented threat to religious freedom" it poses.
Click here to go to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Conscience Protection Page.
Click here to send messages to your U.S. Representatives to urge support for the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act.
Join us for a simple supper at 6:00pm in Wagner Hall, followed by age appropriate break out sessions.
Topic: “Christian Morality, Sin, Grace, & Virtue”