First Letter to a Bishop and an Archbishop

In pursuit of the truth - http://cinopsbegoneblogspot.com - Tuesday, January 28, 2014 

 

I AM THINKING OF BISHOP KEVIN W. VANN OF ORANGE AND ARCHBISHOP JOSE H. GOMEZ OF LOS ANGELES;

VIA "ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLIC" AND "THE TIDINGS."

   

 It would be a good idea for all bishops and archbishops to send a similar letter to their parishioners which Tim Wildom, president, American Family Association sent to me. Here it is.

(WWW.AFA.NET )

 

"Our nation hangs in the balance between two diametrically opposed world views: One puts its trust in God and promotes Biblical principles in society.The other puts its trust in man and seeks to enslave all Americans to the dictates of a godless secularism....

 

The secularists know that if they would remake America into their image, they must drive Christianity - and with it, God Himself -  from the nation. That's why they seek to undermine Christians, Christian symbols and even religious freedom.

 

I'm writing to you today because your help is critically important and absolutely vital if we are to have any chance of restoring America to the Founders' vision of being "one nation under God," and as our Pledge of Allegiance expresses....

 

That is why our Founders enshrined FREEDOM OF RELIGION as one of the foundation blocks upon which they built this nation. They knew that religious freedom allows us to be faithful to God and His Biblical principles without fear of government interference. And for the first 150 years of our country no one questioned the right to religious freedom... Tragically, that is no longer the case in America.

 

Those who now control the reins of power - in government, in the courts and the media - reject any higher moral authority than human reason. These "progressives " believe human reason without regard to God, trumps religious principles. ...

 

Thus, we have the attacks on us who dare to express and live by our religious beliefs in the public square: 1) The florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex marriage ceremony. 2) The baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex marriage ceremony. 3) The photographer who refused to take pictures at a same sex marriage ceremony. 4) The student who refused to stomp on a sheet of paper with Jesus written on it. 5) The soldier who expressed his disapproval of same-sex marriage. 6) The owners of Hobby Lobby who refuse to provide health insurance that includes abortion-causing drugs. 7) Institutions like Catholic Charities of Illinois that refuse to participate in adoptions by homosexual couples. And the Supreme Court rulings against:

 

THE RIGHT TO LIFE - 1973 ROE V. WADE AND DOE v. BOLTON                                                      THE RIGHT TO PRAY IN SCHOOL - 1962 ENGEL V. VITALE

THE RIGHT TO READ THE BIBLE IN SCHOOL - 1963 ABINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT v. SCHEMPP

THE RIGHT TO POST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC PLACES - 1980 STONE v. GRAHAM, AND AGAIN THIS YEAR IN Mc CREARY COUNTY v. ACLU OF KENTUCKY.

THE RIGHT TO OUTLAW IMMORAL BEHAVIOR - 1996 ROMER v.EVANS, AND MORE NOTABLY IN 2003 IN LAWRENCE v. TEXAS

 

The war against Christianity and religious freedom is real. It's serious..."

 

GEORGE H. KUBECK - ANOTHER GOOD IDEA WOULD BE FOR PARISHIONERS TO CHECK OUT THE LETTER TITLED "DECADES BEFORE THE ACLU", MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2014. IT IS POSTED ON THE ABOVE BLOG.