group of evangelical pastors on Monday joined Roman Catholic clergy who oppose an Obama administration requirement that employees of religiously affiliated businesses receive birth control coverage.
Speaking at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said more than 2,500 pastors and evangelical leaders have signed a letter to President Obama asking him to reverse the mandate.
While most Protestants do not oppose contraception per se, the letter calls the mandate a violation of religious freedoms.
“This is not a Catholic issue,” Perkins said. “We will not tolerate any denomination having their religious freedom impinged upon by the government.”
Read more at Official Wire. By Travis Loller, AP.
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Check out the You Tube video “First They Came for the Jews” and you get an idea concerning why it is imperative that Americans join together to demand respect for freedom of conscience in our nation. In this case, it’s “first they came for the Catholics” but the principle is exactly the same. If our leaders are permitted to so trample the Constitution that any group of American citizens is no longer protected and respected in holding their rights of conscience, then we are ALL at risk of losing the same. I do not think that most Americans want to go down that road into complete tyranny. Complacency in this matter would get us there in record time. We are on a slippery slope thanks to the dangerous policies and objectives of this administration. The time to stand up for protecting our Constitutional rights is now and, come November, it will be time to save the country by remembering to VOTE DEM BUMS OUT!