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Lori to take religious freedom message to Washington
As Catholic institutions across the country sue the Obama administration over new health insurance rules, Baltimore's new archbishop is scheduled to speak in Washington this week at a conference focusing on "Rising Threats to American Religious Freedom."...Tags: Health Treatments, Christianity, Charles Carroll, Minority Groups, Civil Rights
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Waldorf woman gets 20 months for embezzling $200K
A Waldorf woman has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from a federal religious freedom commission. Forty-eight-year-old Carmelita Hines was sentenced Friday for the scheme at the U.S. Commission on International...Tags: Corporate Crime, Embezzlement, Punishment, Apple iPod, Civil Rights
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Gay marriage: Catholic Church is right
Unlike John C. Murphy in his April 18 letter "Catholics should know better than to oppose gay marriage," I laud CardinalEdwin O'Brien's leadership on preserving marriage as a union of one man and one woman. Mr. Murphy's argument for legitimizing...Tags: Christianity, Family, Marriage, Roman Catholicism, Same-Sex Marriage
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Outspoken bishop to take helm of Archdiocese of Baltimore
At a time when Roman Catholic bishops are waging political wars against contraception and same-sex marriage, one of the church's most hard-line generals was named Tuesday to head its historically important Baltimore archdiocese.
The Vatican appointed...Tags: Health Treatments, Christianity, Executive Branch, Civil Rights, Roman Catholicism
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Rally for Religious Freedom planned Friday in Bel Air will target controversial HHS mandates
Concerned citizens from around northeastern Maryland will come together Friday in front of the Harford County Circuit Courthouse in Bel Air as part of a nationwide rally, Stand Up for Religious Freedom. The movement, which will take place in more than...Tags: Health Treatments, Harford County, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Insurance, Ellicott City
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150 flood Harford courthouse sidewalk, protest federal health mandate
Close to 150 people protested the federal Health and Human Services mandate Friday outside the Harford County Circuit Courthouse in Bel Air — three times the number event coordinators originally projected. People driving and walking down Main...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Abortion, Havre de Grace
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Who's right about church and state, Kennedy or Santorum?
Much has been written and said recently about the First Amendment and freedom of religion in the context of the current political atmosphere. Many of the most provocative comments have been about contraception, abortion rights and health insurance. Some...Tags: Health Treatments, Lawyers, Christianity, Civil Rights, Roman Catholicism
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Letter: Freedom of religion does not apply to secular, money-making operations
In a March 29 letter to the editor, Sandra Nettina assures us that "GOP candidates object to mandates, not contraception," which is good news. Perhaps if they really object to mandates, they will do something about the mandate taxpayers face to pay real...Tags: Health Treatments, Sales, Business, Realty, Civil Rights
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Archbishop-designate decries 'erosion of religious liberty'
Baltimore Archbishop-designate William Lori said that the U.S. is witnessing "an erosion of religious liberty" and that a sign of it is the Obama administration's attempt to ensure Catholic schools, hospitals and charities provide birth control coverage...Tags: Symptoms, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Religious freedom a transcendent right
Wasn't this country founded out of the pursuit of religious freedom? If so, why is that basic right under constant attack, especially from the radical left? The birth of our country and the pursuit of religious freedom are indelibly entwined in the...Tags: Civil Rights
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Gay marriage bill doesn't do enough to protect religious freedom
Friday's decision to approve legislation allowing same-sex marriage should raise the concerns of religious freedom advocates ("Md. House passes same-sex marriage bill," Feb. 18). While it would be improper for religious organizations to seek to deny basic...Tags: Minority Groups, Annapolis, Marriage, Family, Civil Rights
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O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....Tags: Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Laws, Civil Rights
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