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Are many of our American friends planning on going to a rally for religious freedom-- and against the Obama mandate?
I was surprised to see that cities such as Boston and St. Louis (which I think of as very Catholic) were only added in the last few days.
I do hope lots of people turn out for these rallies.


http://standupforreligiousfreedom.com/

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Grace

As to the past, let us entrust it to God's mercy, the future to Divine Providence. Our task is to live holy the present moment. - Saint Gianna Molla

Prayerful best wishes for all attending.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

I'm going to try to get to the one in DC. It's a couple stops down the metro from my work, but after taking today off for my Brother Knight's funeral, I have a lot of accumulated work to do.

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Jeff Stevens

About 2500 people here at the Federal building in Chicago!

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BobB

Fiat voluntas tua

Hurray for Chicago!

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Grace

As to the past, let us entrust it to God's mercy, the future to Divine Providence. Our task is to live holy the present moment. - Saint Gianna Molla

Ditto James, my prayers and best wishes for you all. I hope there is an enormous turnout.

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Kathleen

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“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

Alma,
It was yesterday.

Here is an overview article: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/large- ... across-u.s
I liked what Fr Guarnizo (yes, that Fr Guarnizo) had to say:


If you are on Face Book, EWTN is posting photos from all around the country PLUS a beautiful, humbling one from Pakistan!

One of my favourite quotes:

“When the government decides that the First Amendment of the Constitution must be obliterated so that some may receive free non-life saving drugs, our entire nation has a serious problem. This is one hundred percent about freedom of religion and freedom of conscience, and it affects every citizen, regardless of their religious beliefs or lack thereof.”
~ Father Peter J. West, Vice President for Missions with Human Life International

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Grace

As to the past, let us entrust it to God's mercy, the future to Divine Providence. Our task is to live holy the present moment. - Saint Gianna Molla

JMJ

Anti-tyrant rallies, LA Archbishop Gomez, Yehuda Levin
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/email-intro125

Nun to Religious Freedom Rally: ‘It is our responsibility to stand brave
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/nun-to ... -brave-and

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FabrizioParty like it's 1773!

The safest place for me to be is in the center of God's will, and if that is in the line of fire, that's where I'll be-Fr. T. Vakoc

Jmj

Here in Omaha about 1,2000 people--not bad for a smaller city! Btw, one of the largest rallies ever held in Omaha--and just noted in passing by the local media (surprise, surpise!)

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Peace.. Mary Jo
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles (Isiah 40:32)

Hurray for Omaha! And I bet it was a peaceful rally, too. Did the media mention that?

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Grace

As to the past, let us entrust it to God's mercy, the future to Divine Providence. Our task is to live holy the present moment. - Saint Gianna Molla

In our parish this morning, and I suspect throughout our diocese, the homily was devoted to the problem. One priest is giving it at all the masses. I thought it was a good coverage of the problem. He got a standing ovation. [One of the rare times I think applause was appropriate.]

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- Joe Kelley

Death is only a shadow across the path to Heaven.

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Sammy John

Is that twelve thousand or twelve hundred? Kind of hard to tell.

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David L (CA)
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx

Joe,

Now you've got my curiousity up. Why do you think it was appropriate in this case?

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David L (CA)
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx

It showed support for the Bishops' stand.

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- Joe Kelley

Death is only a shadow across the path to Heaven.

Did you hear about the 30,000 on the Mall the next day?

I'm genuinely curious.

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Jeff Stevens

Yes, I did. When I log into my Yahoo email, I always see the news headlines. This one was right there and caught my eye:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/atheists-u ... slideshow/

A bigger place? They already seem to have everybody jumping to remove prayers, monuments, plaques, crosses, etc, every time they open their mouths to threaten a lawsuit.

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Grace

As to the past, let us entrust it to God's mercy, the future to Divine Providence. Our task is to live holy the present moment. - Saint Gianna Molla

I did not, in fact I had no knowledge of the event till it was posted here. The news in Florida has been mostly about the Travon Matin shooting.

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Bob C

Bob,



The news all over the planet has been about the Travon Matin shooting. (Though it has been mentioned that the North Koreans are going to fire a missile at us.)

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

I wasn't aware that it had reached down under, I can only imagine whet the Aussie firearm hating press is saying

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Bob C

Bob,

Not what you'd think. The gun argument here isn't so much about whether people should be permitted to own firearms (that's generally accepted) but which types of firearms. Generally, those in the media tend to be in favour of yet further restrictions.

In reporting the Martin killing the focus has been on the fact that Mr Martin was young, black and wearing a hoodie. There has also been some apparent incredulity at Mr Zimmerman not being charged by police. (Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law has been discussed, usually in a disparaging manner, but with an apparent lack of awareness that in the US the discussion has been of whether it's applicable in this particular case.)

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

James,



The Controversy is in the eye of the beholder. From my prospective it is a well written law that more closely defines my obligations when faced with eminent thread of deadly force.

Did Mr. Zimmerman's actions meet the criteria in the "Stand your ground law", that seems to be the question. So far three different police agency's (Local,state, and federal) are all investigating and Zimmerman has not been arrested. There is a Grand Jury scheduled for early April, the 9th I think, that will determine if he should be indicted I expect he will be if for no reason other then Public opinion. The trial will be difficult as he has already been convicted in the media, maybe they could move the trial to very rural Alaska so he has a chance of a fair trial.

Meanwhile our Governor has tasked the Lieutenant Governor to head a commission to Review the "stand your Ground Law" that IMO was a smart move, The Lt. Gov. is a Black woman and a retired Naval Officer and as smart as a whip, I'm interested in the review.

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Bob C

Bob,

...and her son plays for the Miami Dolphins.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

JMJ

David L: Sorry--saw your message late. The Omaha rally was 1,200. I can count but sometimes I just can't type.

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Peace.. Mary Jo
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles (Isiah 40:32)

I did not know that.

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Bob C