Posted on 03/10/2009 2:08:09 PM PDT by Scanian
I received this extremely troubling e-mail over the weekend from my paisan Peter Wolfgang of the Family Institute of Connecticut: Big Turnout Needed Wednesday, March 11th to Stop Major New Attack on Religious Liberty!
The [Democrat]-controlled Judiciary Committee has introduced Raised Bill 1098, a bill aimed specifically at the Catholic Church, which would remove the authority of the bishop and pastor over individual parishes and put a board of laymen in their place. Yes, we're asking the same questions you are (Where does the legislature have the authority to do this? Isn't this a blatant violation of the First Amendment?), but we assure you that this is not a hoax.
We need as big a turnout as possible for the public hearing on Wednesday, especially from non-Catholics. As Ben Franklin told the Founders while they were signing the Declaration of Independence, "either we hang together or we will all hang separately." Legislators need to understand that this bill is an attack on everyone's religious liberty.
(Excerpt) Read more at corner.nationalreview.com ...
The Christian Church will have to go underground again before too long.
Connecticut is a communist country. Along with California and Michigan.
This bill is not worth the paper it is written on. The Church will just tell them to pack sand. End of story.
Too hot in the kitchen right now for them to attempt it.
Bill was pulled (aothough the rally against is still on):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2203445/posts
The Lefties are at it again!
Does the Catholic Church receive State/Federal funds?
Just asking.
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It's up to us, folks, pray that the Bishop and the Church persevere.
See post #7. This bill was pulled.
So much for the phony issue of “separation of church and state”
The bill might have been withdrawn, but it will be back and this is EXACTLY what the hypocritical libs want to do to ALL churches.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
Only one way I'm going underground.
But rally is still on.
Government should must stay out of it.
Yes it is. The church should waste no time and launch legal proceedings against the RATS.
Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:19:28 AM by Pyro7480
Following the biggest political firestorm of the 2009 legislative session, a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday on the financial and administrative management of the Catholic Church has been canceled. The bill is dead for the rest of the legislative session....
The cancellation came less than 24 hours after Senate Republican John McKinney of Fairfield called for the cancellation, saying that his caucus was unanimously against the bill because they believe it is clearly unconstitutional.
The Democratic co-chairs of the legislature’s judiciary committee, Rep. Michael P. Lawlor of East Haven and Sen. Andrew McDonald of Stamford, just released the following statement:
“...With that in mind, it would serve no useful purpose to have a conversation about changing the laws that govern existing Roman Catholic corporations until we know if any of these existing laws are constitutional. At the request of the proponents who are advocating this legislation, we have decided to cancel the public hearing for tomorrow, table any further consideration of this bill for the duration of this session, and ask the Attorney General his opinion regarding the constitutionality of the existing law that sets different rules for five named separate religions....
“In the meantime, we think it would be most beneficial if the proponents who requested these changes and church officials meet together privately to see if they can come to a resolution on their own. Open and honest communication between these two groups could only help. For our part, we intend to reach out to representatives of the Catholic Conference and continue the discussion that began in 2008 on this issue. We hope they will agree to meet with us.”
After they attempt to take away our constitutional right, they want to sit down and dialog with us.
I don't think so.
This is EXACTLY what Hitler did to churches in Germany. Only Pope Pius refused any such concordat.
Any question now that the Democrats are the new NAZI's of the 21st century?
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