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Franklin Graham has become the latest in a series of major US religious leaders saying they would rather “break the law” than obey any Obama administration mandate about who they must hire or be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs for their employees.

For our Canadian readers, yesterday’s Development and Peace story is now accompanied by today’s overdue update to our D&P Feature page listing the numerous past reports regarding this long ongoing Church saga. Take a look. If you are not familiar with the issue, the information on this page will surely open your eyes.

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‘What is the big deal about Catholics using birth control?’  - Jenn Giroux

Obama’s Fluke: Seizing moral authority in the attack on religious freedom - Patrick B. Craine

Franklin Graham would ‘break the law’

Ben Johnson Tue Mar 06 19:25 EST Faith

Graham worries forcing Catholics to pay for contraception is the beginning of a larger effort to suppress religious liberties in the name of fighting “discrimination.”

HHS mandate could close 13 percent of the nation’s hospitals

Ben Johnson Tue Mar 06 10:38 EST Politics

“Freedom of religion (or freedom of anything) enrages the collectivist, intellectual, political, and journalist elites if it stands in the way of their control over every detail of our daily lives,” Richard Ralston told LifeSiteNews.com.

ObamaCare fines religious institutions $100 a day per employee for failing to provide contraception

Ben Johnson Tue Mar 06 09:00 EST Politics

Dr. Matthew Harrison, president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), testified before Congress that his denomination could face “tens of millions of dollars” in fines.

Karen Santorum fights back against critics on deceased newborn, relationship with abortionist

John Jalsevac Tue Mar 06 18:08 EST Abortion

Earlier this year Fox News’ Alan Colmes had ripped Santorum for how he grieved the death of Gabriel, saying it was evidence of the "crazy" things Santorum has said and done.

Pro-life postcard campaign shows Calgarians graphic reality of abortion

Peter Baklinski Tue Mar 06 18:45 EST Abortion

“If something is so horrifying that they can’t stand to look at it then perhaps we shouldn’t be tolerating it,” pro-life activist Stephanie Grey said to LifeSiteNews.

Environmentalists claim contraception, Agenda 21 will end global warming

Ben Johnson Tue Mar 06 19:49 EST Abortion

“Not a single person in the presidential primaries for the Republican position of president is willing to even get behind contraception, much less get behind the notion of any discussion of population,” Kavita Ramdas said.

Prosecutors seek 309 years in prison for Spain’s ‘abortion mogul’ Carlos Morin

Matthew Cullinan Hoffman Tue Mar 06 14:42 EST Abortion

Morin is accused of performing illegal late-term abortions based upon fabricated proofs for risks to the "psychological health" of patients.

Something deadly this way comes: the insatiable appetite of the Culture of Death

Albert Mohler Tue Mar 06 14:26 EST Opinion

A culture that grows accustomed to death in the womb will soon contemplate killing in the nursery. The murderous appetite of the Culture of Death will never be satisfied.

The deceitful and shameful misrepresentation of Obama’s HHS mandate

Chuck Colson Tue Mar 06 13:48 EST Opinion

They say this is all about protecting women’s access to contraception. This is, folks, the biggest red herring I’ve seen in politics. It’s garbage, and they know it. Shame on them.

After-Birth abortion: A Modest Proposal?

Denise J. Hunnell, MD Tue Mar 06 13:09 EST Opinion

Kill newborn babies? It sounds like something out of a satire, like Jonathon Swift's "A Modest Proposal." Sadly, it is not.

The lessons of the Bishop Lahey scandal

John-Henry Westen Tue Mar 06 10:00 EST Opinion

One of the first lessons to glean from this sad story is the need for effective action by fellow clergy when they have knowledge of grave scandalous actions by their brother priests or even their bishops.


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