Birth-Control Mandate: Unconstitutional and Illegal

by Edward Whelan | February 15. 2012

Former Justice Department officials David Rivkin and Ed Whelan explain how the new HHS “contraceptives” regulation violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.  This is so even if Mr. Obama follows through on the intention he stated on February 10 to shift the mandate to pay for contraceptives, sterilization services, and abortion-causing drugs from employers and employees to their insurers.   Read More >>

Fundamental Sources on Religious Freedom

by Edward Whelan | February 14. 2012

Interested in understanding more about religious freedom? Check out these original sources that explain the foundational principles and philospohy supporting religious freedoms!

Nothing but Squid Ink

February 11. 2012

Ed Haislmaier and Jennifer Marshall write at National Review Online: “The Obama administration [on February 10] put into federal law the very [HHS] regulation that drew objections from almost 200 Catholic bishops, some 50 religiously affiliated colleges and universities, 65 North American bishops of Orthodox churches, numerous other Jewish, Evangelical, and Lutheran leaders ... without changing so much as a comma.” Read More >>

Obama's Epic Blunder on Birth-Control Mandate

February 14. 2012

Michael Gerson at the Washington Post responds to Andrew Sullivan's assertion that the Obama-Sebelius "contraceptives" mandate may have been an ingenious political trap that Mr. Obama set for religious conservatives: "Consider the implications of this praise. It means that Obama assaulted the core beliefs of some of his fellow citizens in order to lure them into politically self-destructive behavior."  Read More >> 

U.S. House Hearing, "Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State"

February 15. 2012

Tomorrow, February 16, the U.S. House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing addressing the question, "Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience?"  It starts at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., but it will be streamed live at this link.  Read More >>