tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post7029790293281002372..comments2024-01-17T03:08:25.317-06:00Comments on The Progressive Catholic Voice: What is This Furor About Religious Liberty?PCV Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519134580470262558noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-75549489510955765862016-04-29T15:06:02.816-05:002016-04-29T15:06:02.816-05:00My previous message was directed to Mr. Farr. I h...My previous message was directed to Mr. Farr. I hope that was clear.crlarsen35https://www.blogger.com/profile/02055062247798102510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-89625211870987801872015-05-11T11:37:10.947-05:002015-05-11T11:37:10.947-05:00Comment sent by Don Conroy, Minneapolis
Hi, I d...Comment sent by Don Conroy, Minneapolis<br /><br /><br /><br />Hi, I do not consider myself well informed on this subject; however, I am displeased at my reading of the bishop's position for the following reasons:<br />I find it perplexing that the international institution, the Vatican, held firmly to the separation of church and state until the middle of the last century. This stand included no religious freedom to "heretical" institutions, those other than the Vatican, because "error has no rights." This same institution silenced the outstanding American theologian, John Courtney Murray, for his writings on religious freedom, even as he participated in Vatican II as a peritus. Today the American branch of this institution claims its freedom is restricted, but has never, to my knowledge, admitted its negative role in the right to religious freedom as it now demands this freedom for itself.<br />Now let's look at the claim. They say they are being forced to fund sterilization, contraception, and abortifacients. What is not clear in their statement is how the government is going about the practice of "forcing and facilitating" these practices. A careful reading of the bishops statements leads one to the conclusion that they are condemning the prescriptions that can be used in the procedures mentioned. One of their statements refers directly to "the products" they are forced to fund; namely, the prescriptions. <br />Our government is not in the business of promoting pharmaceuticals that prevent or end pregnancy. The role of the U S Government is public health, and prescriptions have more than one purpose. For example, a Rx used for contraception is also used to regulate a woman's period. One MD told me that it is also useful for severe acne. Is an abortifacient used for tubal pregnancy? I do not know, but it has uses other than an abortion for an unwanted pregnancy, I expect.<br />The question remains; precisely how is the religious freedom of Catholics being violated?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129355364950004548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-45791271210288861212015-05-09T05:33:16.803-05:002015-05-09T05:33:16.803-05:00. . . and an anti-Obama ploy by a RC (Republican C.... . . and an anti-Obama ploy by a RC (Republican Catholic) Church hierarchy.John Chuchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078522877428634122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-56496020885756382382015-05-09T05:16:25.023-05:002015-05-09T05:16:25.023-05:00. . . a ruse to protect the hierarchy's ".... . . a ruse to protect the hierarchy's "freedom" to impose its will on others and retain power and control at least in their own minds.John Chuchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078522877428634122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-75615324864804802742015-05-08T18:38:17.147-05:002015-05-08T18:38:17.147-05:00Here is the URL for Tom Farr's speech:
http:/...Here is the URL for Tom Farr's speech:<br /><br />http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/publications/isis-and-indiana-the-global-crisis-of-religious-liberty-and-catholic-responsibilityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129355364950004548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-65603809729612543202015-05-08T18:29:39.106-05:002015-05-08T18:29:39.106-05:00On April 26, 2015, Tom Farr, director of the Relig...On April 26, 2015, Tom Farr, director of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University, delivered the opening keynote address—ISIS and Indiana: the Global Crisis of Religious Liberty and Catholic Responsibility—at the Annual Conference of the National Diocesan Attorney's Association (NDAA). Here is a quotation from Farr's address:<br />"In our own country – notwithstanding the continued but diminishing vibrancy of religion, including Catholicism – the public expression of traditional religious values is under unrelenting assault. While there are many reasons for this development, the greatest single threat to religious freedom in the United States is same-sex 'marriage'."<br /><br />I wonder if the USCCB endorses this view?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129355364950004548noreply@blogger.com