Category Archives: Religious Liberty

IRAN: Christians sentenced with 80 lashes for drinking communion wine

Posted on 27 October 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In North Africa during the reign of Diocletian, at Abitina, a group of 49 Christians were convicted of celebrating Mass. The local bishop had caved in to Diocletian’s anti-Christian edicts, but some Christians went ahead and worshiped on Sunday with … Read More →

Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Our Catholic Identity, Patristiblogging, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The Religion of Peace | Tagged Diocletian, Islam, Religion of Peace, sine dominico non possumus, Sts. Nunilo and Alodia
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Colorado city officials forbid “Jesus” on cemetery grave marker

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Todd Starnes at Townhall: City-Owned Cemetery Refuses to Engrave ‘Jesus’ on Preacher’s Wife’s Headstone The family of a Colorado preacher’s wife is still fuming after the director of the city-owned cemetery refused to engrave her final resting place with … Read More →

Posted in Blatteroons, Liberals, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, You must be joking! | Tagged stupidity
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Global Islamic War on Christians

Posted on 20 October 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been spot reading in John Allen’s new book, The Global War on Christians: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Anti-Christian Persecution. Along the same line, I saw this at CNS: Sen. Paul: ‘Worldwide War on Christians is Being Waged … Read More →

Posted in Modern Martyrs, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The Religion of Peace | Tagged Islam, martyrdom, martyrs, odium fidei, Pres. Obama, Religion of Peace, Sen. Paul, Sts. Nunilo and Alodia
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Fighting the Obama Administration’s program of pain and dependence

Posted on 14 October 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I like this. A lot. From WND: Thousands of Americans have taken the government shutdown into their own hands, literally, as they stormed into the nation’s capital, tearing down barricades blocking off the World War II Memorial on the National … Read More →

Posted in Liberals, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged liberals, Pres. Obama, Semper paratus
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Pope Francis embraces USCCB’s “pastoral priorities”

Posted on 12 October 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A lot of people have written to me expressing their feeling that Pope Francis has “pulled the rug from under them” or even, melodramatically, “stabbed them in the back”. These are people who are, usually, deeply involved in the pro-life … Read More →

Posted in Francis, Religious Liberty |
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Fishwrap’s support for the ill-effects of the HHS Mandate

Posted on 8 October 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) here is a piece by Mr. Winter’s which shows something of their true colors over there: They don’t care about the fact that taxpayer dollars will be funding intrinsically evil actions and … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Fishwrap, HHS mandate, Michael Sean Winters, Obamacare, religious freedom, religious liberty
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Fr. Swamp Fox, the Catholic Maquis, and You. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 29 September 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have written “Be The Maquis!” a few times. Why? Right now liberals – who misread Pope Francis and shamelessly instrumentalize him – are emboldened. They sense that they have the big mo, and, given the help they receive from … Read More →

Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Francis, Liberals, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Reading Francis Through Benedict, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged American history, Be The Maquis, Catholic and Faithful American and Free, patriots, Roman Martyrology, The Swamp Fox
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Homosexualists destroy another Christian business

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

More homosexualist attacks on traditional values. From Todd Starnes at FNC: A family-owned Christian bakery, under investigation for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, has been forced to close its doors after a vicious boycott by … Read More →

Posted in Liberals, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged homsexual activists
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Irish Govt. to force Catholics to perform abortions. Law allows for no exception or conscience objection.

Posted on 16 August 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Dignitatis Humanae Institute: Irish Government Set To Compel Catholic Doctors To Perform Abortions Rome, 16 August 2013 “Even nations with the most permissive abortion laws do not normally go so far as to trample on the basic right … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged abortion, Dignitatis Humanae Institute, Ireland
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Catch-22 for Catholic Hospitals under Obamacare

Posted on 10 August 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You are a homeless person. You are sick and you know it is bad. You stagger into the ER of St. Ipsidipsy Catholic Hospital in Tall Tree Circle. You have no insurance, health coverage, or money. You are seen by … Read More →