Bishop Zurek has written an excellent article on the HHS mandate and Obama Administration's attempt to redifine religion and the freedoms associated with it. Please take a few minutes to read it.
From one observation, it appears that the present administration has chosen to either set aside the First Amendment guaranteeing Freedom of Religion or it has so defined its meaning as to eviscerate it of all its contents and significance!
From another observation, it appears that the President, in Napoleonic Fashion, has installed himself as the Bishop of Rome and has taken upon himself the right to define Christianity! A true follower of Jesus Christ is not constituted or defined by participation in a Worship Service only, but MUST, of its nature, include the Freedom to LIVE this Faith in all dimensions of the life of a human person! This is Christian witness which is part of being a follower of Jesus Christ.
The government cannot take it upon itself to define Christianity, or any other Faith. The government cannot restrict the essence of Christianity to Worship and neglect the all encompassing and important aspect of giving WITNESS to our Faith in the lives we live!
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