Thursday, July 5, 2012

Effort to Overturn Contraceptive Mandate Shifts Focus to Bishops’ Advocacy


http://www.rollcall.com/news/Effort-to-Overturn-Contraceptive-Mandate-Shifts-Focus-to-Bishops-Advocacy-215900-1.html?pos=hln

A Catholic-led fight to overturn contraceptive mandates in the health care law has drawn big dollars, large crowds and prominent GOP backing, raising questions about how aggressively Catholic bishops might wade into politics.
A two-week “Fortnight for Freedom” campaign organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops culminated July Fourth with a rally-style celebration that was expected to draw some 4,000 people to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
The two-week campaign, organized on the ground by the Catholic Association, a group of lay Catholics, also featured TV and Web advertising, petitions aimed at Members of Congress and email and text messages to a million Catholics.
are these Bishops forcing their way of life on the parishioners the same parishioners who 98% of have used the aforementioned contraception?
is this religion or right wing advocates trying to deliver for those who would deny you and leave you on the edge of the deep end?
which is worse, your elected officials turning on you or your religion partnering with them?