The hypocritically named "Fortnight for Freedom" campaign of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is coming to its announced conclusion. This, of course, is as much a lie as all the other bogus claims they've made along the way. They will continue to ram their personal views down our throats regardless of whether we are Catholic or not.
I found it appropriate that NPR had a piece this morning that help reveal the churches real intentions. I'm sure it was unintended but their are a number of quotations that all but reveal the Catholic Hierarchy's true intentions.
"When it comes to core doctrines, Bruskewitz says, the church is not a democracy.
'These are not open to votes,' Bruskewitz says. 'These are what God has revealed, and the custody of that revelation is of course in the possession of the church.'
Bruskewitz says the church can't compromise its views just because the secular world doesn't like them."
Got that? Individual Catholics have no say in their own lives. We have no right to tell the church to fuck off yet they have every right to tell us, whether Catholic or not, what to do. The campaign is not about religious liberty it is about the church being pissed that they can't just push people around anymore. Insurance paying for birth control in no way obligates anyone to actually use birth control. It is still up to each individual to make that decision. The church is seeking to interfere in our DEMOCRACY by stripping away that choice.
Think about it. A group that openly opposes democratic ideals is seeking our aid to undermine our own freedom. It does not get more arrogant, brazen, or selfish than that. So this 4th of July celebrate your freedom by telling the Catholic hierarchy and all other authoritarians, whether political, religious, economic... to go fuck themselves (no birth control needed).
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