There are two very big issues that, surprisingly enough,( yeah, right), have received absolutely zero coverage in the dinosaur media. Let's all put on our shocked faces now! If the Network News is all you watch, or if you only read the New York Times, you will have heard nothing about the lawsuits, all 42 of them, brought against the Obama Administration for their having overstepped their boundaries in issuing the decision about what constitutes a church, what with the mandates about carrying health insurance that provides for birth control. Before you continue, you might want to read the 1st Amendment to the Constitution if this doesn't make your stomach knot up! Many pundits and politicians are stating that there are waivers for churches to excuse them from various parts of Obamacare, and they would be right. However, the Feds have decided what the definition of a church is, and it states that a church may not hire anyone not of their faith, nor serve, (as in 'provide medical care' for one thing), anyone not of their faith. So, Notre Dame, nor Georgetown can educate anyone who is not Catholic, and all of the Catholic hospitals and clinics and other schools are not to be allowed to serve all of the people who seek the aforementioned education or medical services. Really? REALLY?? Since when does the Federal Government get to say what is or is not a church? This is one of the most blatant power grabs in the history of the United States. Oh, wait, Obama didn't go to school in the U.S. until he was in college, so he doesn't know what the history of this country is, does he? By the way, he was NOT a Constitutional Law Professor. He MIGHT have taught a law class as an undergrad, or even as a Doctoral student, but he was never paid as a Professor of any kind, so, again I say, he does not know the history of the U.S., just that of Hawaii, which was not a state yet at that point anyway. But all of the other people who are sworn in to uphold the laws of the U.S. should have spoken up about this. I hope the Tea Parties are paying attention, and that there are a lot of new people voted in, and sworn in come the Fall elections, not the least of which is Obama! Folks, even if you are not Catholic, it is important for you to contact your Congresspeople to voice your alarm about this tremendous expansion of power that Washington has decided is o.k., because it's NOT O.K.! This was the main reason that the Pilgrims came to America and started the whole Country...The King had decided that everyone had to belong to the Church of England. Now, come on, does anyone in D.C. even remember the 1st Amendment? Hello!! 


     This doesn't just apply to the Catholic Church, you know. Does your church own a clinic, or at least, run one? What about Food Pantries? Maybe they just have Missionaries, but they will not be allowed to carry the Word to anyone who isn't already a member of their Faith. Might kind of defeat the purpose, no? Maybe you don't have a problem with providing contraceptives, but how about theft? The Government is not only stealing your taxes, but now they have thrown out the document that has defined the U.S. for 236 years! If this were a Republican Administration, I would say the very same thing, because I feel that the Constitution is almost sacred. It defines who we are as a people. And the greatest freedoms espoused in the amendments is the Freedom of Religion and the Freedom of Speech. They are both in the First Amendment for a reason, as these are the freedoms granted to us by God, not by man. Not even Obama. And hopefully God will help us defeat that man in November! The second issue will come tomorrow night. Stay tuned.