Religion

cbayer

(146,218 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2015, 08:25 AM Jun 2015

The best of the religious/political right today!

Conservative Appeals Court Rejects Religious Whining About Obamacare

http://jezebel.com/conservative-appeals-court-rejects-religious-whining-ab-1713163500

Anna Merla
6/22/15 8:30pm

A notoriously conservative federal court has ruled that several religious institutions aren’t being oppressed by the process the federal government has created for them to opt out of providing birth control coverage. That’s a mouthful. Let me put it more simply: an ultra-conservative appeals court has directed a group of religious non-profits to stop whining, because no one is making them do anything.

The stop-whining order, which you can read in full here, was issued from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans and first spotted by Greg Lipper, a litigator at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. The lawsuit in question was brought by a bunch of religious non-profit institutions: University of Dallas, East Texas Baptist University, Houston Baptist University, Westminster Theological Seminary, the Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, and two Texas-based divisions of Catholic Charities.

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Perry Tempers His "War on Religion" Views

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/06/22/perry_tempers_his_war_on_religion_views.html

By Rebecca Berg - June 22, 2015

One of the hallmark moments of Rick Perry’s first campaign for president was his “Strong” ad, in which he donned a Carhartt jacket and looked straight into the camera, warning against a “war on religion” being waged by the Obama administration.

“I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school,” Perry said in the ad. “As president, I'll end Obama's war on religion, and I'll fight against liberal attacks on our religious heritage.”

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Billy Graham’s grandson steps down from Florida megachurch after admitting an affair

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/21/billy-grahams-grandson-steps-down-from-florida-megachurch-after-admitting-an-affair/

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 21

Billy Graham’s grandson Tullian Tchividjian has resigned from his pulpit at Coral Ridge Presbyterian. (RNS)
Billy Graham’s grandson Tullian Tchividjian has resigned from his pulpit at Coral Ridge Presbyterian, a high-profile church in South Florida, after admitting he had an affair. He released the following statement to The Washington Post:

“I resigned from my position at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church today due to ongoing marital issues. As many of you know, I returned from a trip a few months back and discovered that my wife was having an affair. Heartbroken and devastated, I informed our church leadership and requested a sabbatical to focus exclusively on my marriage and family. As her affair continued, we separated. Sadly and embarrassingly, I subsequently sought comfort in a friend and developed an inappropriate relationship myself. Last week I was approached by our church leaders and they asked me about my own affair. I admitted to it and it was decided that the best course of action would be for me to resign. Both my wife and I are heartbroken over our actions and we ask you to pray for us and our family that God would give us the grace we need to weather this heart wrenching storm. We are amazingly grateful for the team of men and women who are committed to walking this difficult path with us. Please pray for the healing of deep wounds and we kindly ask that you respect our privacy.”

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

1. I don't know why you insist on inserting pictures of those right-wing assholes.