Posted on 10/28/2014 7:13:18 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Obama Administration has suffered another defeat in its quest to force Catholics and people of faith to pay for abortion-causing drugs, as required by the HHS Mandate.
Today the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida> came down in favor of Ave Maria School of Law, ruling that the Catholic law school cannot be forced to implement portions of the HHS Mandate which compel faith-based organizations to pay for abortion-causing drugs for their employees. Attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, representing the law school in Ave Maria School of Law v. Sebelius, argued that the mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, as well as the First and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Ave Maria School of Law President and Dean Eugene R. Milhizer said of the Mandate....
(Excerpt) Read more at patheos.com ...
Thank you for posting these articles Marshmallow.
This is off-topic from this thread, not to Catholicism.
That’s some very interesting story of this Priest who was in the Civil War if one hasn’t read the story, I leave the link above.
If they can’t force you to violate your faith by supporting abortion...why can other laws force you to violate your faith when it comes to sexual perversion?
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Because those other laws are public accommodations
Thanks for posting this. Not a word of this in the lamestream media. Nothing in the Miami Herald. Nothing in the Orlando Sentinel. Nothing in the Tampa Bay Times.
Good catch.
Ave Maria School of Law is in Naples, Florida and is (allegedly) highly ranked.
Do we have a link to the court decision?
Hallelujah!
lots of good staunch old school conservatives teaching at this law school. I wouldn’t underestimate it one bit
Thomas Monaghan (of Dominos Pizza) found this reputable institution and Clarence Thomas SCJ presented the very 1st annual lecture.
I know someone there (can’t disclose any further) and they have a high reputation in the legal community.
Ave Maria is a true blessing for the community and Catholics at large.
I may just have to move to Ave Maria, FL someday.
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