This'll make ya fume!!!

[Rosa Mystica]

Hi all,

I was unfortunate enough to stumble upon a story on Yahoo! News which made me quite angry. Here is the link to it:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/?20040301/ap_on_re_us/church_contraceptives

Note: Chances are you may get a "page not found" message. If this happens, click first on "Yahoo! News Home Page", and then click on the headline entitled "Catholic Group Must Provide Birth Control" (it's hard for me to even write this title w/o getting angry! ).

I'm now going to sit back and watch the discussion unfold...

 

[KC Catholic]

I think Washington, D.C. did the same thing a few years ago.

 

[Mulutka]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...ap/20040301/ap_on_re_us/church_contraceptives

I think this link is working okay... (but I can't tell the difference between your link an mine Rosa but mine doesn't make me have to do the searching stuff... )

 

[Rosa Mystica]

Really?! Could you elaborate on that, KC?

 

[Christy4Christ]

This sort of reminds me of another story I heard awhile back. I don't think it was a Catholic organization but it was a church organization that was maybe an orphanage or something like that, a place/shelter for kids. They were told they would have to stop praying with the kids and take all the crosses and other religious items down and basically become secular or they would lose their funding

I cannot stand what this world is coming to.

I don't think they should be able to make the Catholics do something like this, it is wrong and against our beliefs.

 

[nyj]

Separation of Church and State, only when it benefits the State.

 

[Mulutka]

Soooo.. people can legally refuse to give their kids medical attention (scientology) and that's acceptable because of their religion.... but the Catholic church can't... oh, I'm just going to stop here. This is just pointless.

 

[countrymousenc]

My sympathies; the state has no right to be so intrusive.

 

[Rosa Mystica]

Soooo.. people can legally refuse to give their kids medical attention (scientology) and that's acceptable because of their religion.... but the Catholic church can't... oh, I'm just going to stop here. This is just pointless.

Well Mulutka, this is (unfortunately) the era of Catholic-bashing. It's just not in vogue to bash Scientology.

 

[nyj]

It's just not in vogue to bash Scientology.

Probably because Scientology sues everyone who tries to bash them.

 

[Christy4Christ]

Probably because Scientology sues everyone who tries to bash them.

Hey! That's an idea!

 

[geocajun]

That is rediculous...

 

[Rosa Mystica]

That is rediculous...

What is: the news story, or the idea of suing Catholic-bashers?

 

[ps139]

Key sentence:
The American Civil Liberties Union applauded the ruling and called it "a great victory for California women and reproductive freedom."

If I were dictator of America, the first thing I would do is liquidate that disgusting organization.

No one is being forced to work for Catholic Charities!!!!!!

 

[geocajun]

What is: the news story, or the idea of suing Catholic-bashers?

the story

heck, sue the Catholic bashers

 

[Rosa Mystica]

the story

heck, sue the Catholic bashers

Whew! Just checking!

 

[Rosa Mystica]

Key sentence:
The American Civil Liberties Union applauded the ruling and called it "a great victory for California women and reproductive freedom."

If I were dictator of America, the first thing I would do is liquidate that disgusting organization.

No one is being forced to work for Catholic Charities!!!!!!

Right on, PS139! You go, boy!

 

[nyj]

Let me understand this now. If a Catholic parish has a non-Catholic on staff (even if they are the janitor) does this mean they are no longer a Catholic organization?

 

[Christy4Christ]

That is rediculous...

you hurt my feelings I thought you meant me...LOL

I will start a class action suit and we will start with some of the folks in P/R/E , anyone wanna join?

 

[KC Catholic]

Really?! Could you elaborate on that, KC?

I'll try and find the story, but it was along the same lines. It was either Catholic Charities OR it was the Diocese office because it hired people that were not Catholics so the Diocese had to offer contraceptives to those folks who did not adhere to the teachings of the Church since they weren't members.