On Wednesday, Pres. Obama declared today “Religious Freedom Day” – even as his administration continues its court fights against those seeking religious liberty.
“America proudly stands with people of every nation who seek to think, believe, and practice their faiths as they choose. In the years to come, my Administration will remain committed to promoting religious freedom, both at home and across the globe. We urge every country to recognize religious freedom as both a universal right and a key to a stable, prosperous, and peaceful future.
“As we observe this day, let us celebrate America’s legacy of religious liberty, embrace diversity in our own communities, and resolve once more to advance religious freedom in our time.”
Ironically, the Obama administration is currently embroiled in a fight to deny religious freedom to everyone from private businesses, nuns and the Catholic Church, to religious universities:
- Media Advisory: US. Supreme Court Hearing for Hobby Lobby Set for March 25th
- Little Sisters of the Poor Granted Temporary Injunction by Supreme Court
- Texas Baptist Universities Win Lawsuit Against Controversial HHS Mandate
- Vatican Chief Justice: Obama Administration’s Treatment of Religious Freedom Contradicts America’s Founding Principles
- Abbot, Small Church Fight Atheists’ Bid to Force IRS to Censor Church Sermons
According to the Beckett Fund for Religious Freedom, there have been 19 court injunctions granted against the Obama administration’s HHS mandate alone:
Injunctions Granted:
- Little Sisters of the Poor (D. Colorado)
- Catholic Diocese of Erie (W.D. Penn.)
- Catholic Archdiocese of Fort Worth (N.D. Texas)
- Ave Maria Foundation (E.D. Michigan – TRO)
- Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (N.D. Indiana)
- Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh (W.D. Pennsylvania)
- Catholic Archdiocese of NY (E.D. New York)
- Geneva College (W.D. Pennsylvania)
- Legatus (E.D. Michigan)
- GuideStone/Reaching Souls (W.D. Oklahoma)
- Southern Nazarene University v. Sebelius (W.D. Oklahoma)
- ETBU HBU (S.D. Texas)
- Grace Schools (N.D. Indiana)
- CNS Ministries (E.D. Missouri)
- Catholic Archbishop of Washington (D.D.C.)
- Priests for Life (D.D.C)
- Catholic Diocese of Beaumont (E.D. Texas)
- Catholic Diocese of Nashville (M.D. Tennessee)
- Michigan Catholic Conference (W.D. Michigan)