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Military Priests Face Arrest for Celebrating Mass in Defiance of Shutdown
Catholic Vote ^ | 10/4/2013 | Steve Skojec

Posted on 10/04/2013 12:17:34 PM PDT by Brown Deer

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To: Brown Deer
Unbelievable!

But, at least the republicans won't have to "say" the dems are anti- American, God hating scum, who bully elderly WWII vets,other vets, priests, and military families-They can show them that these things are true.

41 posted on 10/04/2013 2:16:02 PM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: mrsmel
"This is outrageous. Hussein is power-drunk."

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This is going very fast.

B. Hussein O. has to get every thing in as quick as possible - he is power-drunk and quite possibly insane, IMHO.

NSA - I'm just a computer jockey so you don't need to close down the neighborhood - just call and we'll straighten it out. You have the number.

An economist (can't remember his name-he was on a radio program) I heard this past week said WW III will be an economic war.

I think this may be B.O.'s aim. He's talking about the debt ceiling quite a bit lately.

People I know are afraid and angry. Not good, when more and more people are afraid and angry at the same time.

When I get afraid or mad about something, I eat lots of ice cream.

"We DO need another HERO!" sung by Tina Turner in Mad Max movie.

42 posted on 10/04/2013 2:22:18 PM PDT by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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To: Brown Deer

I would like to see them penalize ministers from having Christian religious services in chapels around the world.

I wonder if they’ll be having any homosexual wedding ceremonies at West Point this weekend. Maybe they can get a former president to attend. /sarcasm


43 posted on 10/04/2013 2:23:23 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: Brown Deer

Remember that RATS do not believe in God.


44 posted on 10/04/2013 2:24:54 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: Brown Deer

Catholics in Ireland didn’t follow their orders aka English Penal Code. Many Catholic priests who celebrated the Mass (Stone Masses) were killed for their faith.


45 posted on 10/04/2013 3:56:30 PM PDT by bronxville (Margaret Sanger - “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population,Â)
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To: Brown Deer

So, what about non-catholic chaplains? Are they allowed to hold Sunday services?

Seriously, in a situation like this, it should be all hands on deck. Non-catholics should show up for mass in great numbers just to show that they won’t be pushed.

Chaplains are being pressured into shelving their beliefs in the name of political correctness; this is the perfect moment for them to push back even if it means putting your earthly job on the line. Catholics, non-catholics, and Jews too should stand together on this one.


46 posted on 10/04/2013 4:09:40 PM PDT by marron
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To: Brown Deer

Hooray for our brave chaplains!


47 posted on 10/04/2013 4:56:53 PM PDT by generally (Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: colorado tanker

It’s a sad day when our troops are more threatened by our own government than by the enemy.

Fortunately, our troop are afraid of neither. Pound sand, Zippy.


48 posted on 10/04/2013 4:58:49 PM PDT by generally (Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: Brown Deer

Its just sickening. What more can you say?


49 posted on 10/04/2013 6:09:39 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Brown Deer

Oh PLEASE arrest a priest for celebrating mass on his own time. The images and cartoons would be priceless.


50 posted on 10/04/2013 7:50:59 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: Mr. K; Brown Deer; Starboard; narses; little jeremiah; Dr. Brian Kopp; wagglebee; Lazlo in PA; ...
3 posted on 10/4/2013 2:22:57 PM by Mr. K: “So you can’t volunteer on your own time?”

I have a copy of the special regulations issued to deal with this shutdown. Volunteering for work — any work — is specifically forbidden.

I understand the labor law issues behind that rule. I don't agree, but some of those laws date back to the Depression and are nothing new.

What **IS** new is that they are being applied to clergy working as Department of Defense civilian employees. Since most chaplains have been uniformed military personnel for most of our history, there isn't a lot of precedent here, certainly not in recent history, though I can think of some potential precedents during World War I.

There are significant issues of freedom of religion here — both the government's obligations toward providing free exercise of religion for servicemembers in foreign countries and the obligations of these civilian clergy to follow the dictates of their own faith.

It may not be a huge issue in the United States where Roman Catholics can go off-post to Mass, but the Archdiocese for the Military Services says this will be a major issue in South Korea and Japan where servicemembers may not be able to attend Mass at all.

I think there's a good chance that a frustrated Roman Catholic servicemember can win a lawsuit here which may have the side benefit of getting a Supreme Court rule reaffirming the obligation of the government to provide chaplains to military personnel since it is the only way to provide for their free exercise of religion under some circumstances.

What President Obama meant for evil may still turn out for good contrary to his intent.

51 posted on 10/04/2013 8:58:11 PM PDT by darrellmaurina
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To: Brown Deer; Stand Watch Listen; Uncle Miltie; Jim Robinson
"First, it was the World War II veterans who had to break down barriers to see the open air, un-attended memorial erected in their honor. A memorial which is on public land but is supported – including the National Park Service fee – with private funds. This week there was more security surrounding this memorial — just to keep elderly veterans out — than there was at our embassy in Benghazi the night it was attacked."

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0bama sent more guards to close the WW II Memorial than he did to keep Benghazi open.

7 posted on 10/02/2013 5:56:17 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (I REFUSE!)

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52 posted on 10/04/2013 9:16:15 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If Obama is anything he is Muslim.


53 posted on 10/06/2013 10:23:47 AM PDT by Paperdoll
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To: Brown Deer

Revolution Calling


54 posted on 10/06/2013 3:14:35 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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