Okay, who will tell our current administration/government??

"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe ."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."
-- Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.

If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."

 

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Contraception is reaffirmed by the president . . .

There is something wrong with a country that forces everyone to provide contraceptive care in any manner through their company insurance programs. There are faiths in addition to Catholicism that hold fast to the truth that life begins at conception and prefer to not be a part of fetal death at any stage of development. Supposedly, the United States is a free nation that supports every one's right to their own beliefs and opinions . . . yet the current administration ran their last campaign with a firm platform of abortion and contraception and are now enforcing it.

The world is taking a downward turn in morality these days and having a government that not only promotes it but condones it, is pushing our moral demise even faster. Seems to me that freedom of choice is only for those in line with the contraceptive mind set. Those of us who don't chose to curtail our reproductive freedoms, who would never abort a child for any reason, and want to live a godly life are refused our choice in how our businesses and companies are insured.

Although many of our bishops and cardinals are now coming out more strongly on the subject, it is an uphill battle because of the silence that allowed Roe v. Wade to become law.

It seems simple to me. If you are a Catholic, belong to the Catholic Church, then adhere to the teachings and rules of the Catholic Church which are very much in compliance with the Ten Commandments. If you don't like the rules, find another religion to suit your wants. Find a faith that you can adjust to your needs rather than adjust your soul to the Grace of God.

You see politicians, etc. like Biden, Pelosi, Sibelius sporting the outward signs of Catholicism like ashes on Ash Wednesday yet supporting the wholesale slaughter of the unborn citing women's health. I think Jesus touched on the subject of whitened sepulchers.   They flaunt their 'faith' while calling abortion 'sacred ground'.

The hierarchy of the churches may fear the loss of their tax-free status which might account for the lukewarm discussions of matters of Faith. Perhaps, both religion and government should review the fact that separation of church and state means that government cannot interfere in how a religion is run not that a religion has to be in line with the wishes of the government.

There are five non-negotiable points a Catholic voter has to take into consideration when voting and one of them deals with abortion/contraception. Politics came first in the last election that brought us this current onslaught of  mandatory taxpayer funding of abortion/contraception with religion coming in second or third in many Catholics' list of priorities. We are now living through and dealing with the fallout from their selfish vote.