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Former SNL Star Calls Bishops ‘Real Threat to Freedom’ in Atheist Group’s New Anti-Catholic TV Spot

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is known for creating a stir, particularly among people of faith — a cohort the group so regularly targets. In recent months, the atheist non-profit has set its sights primarily on Catholics, first running a New York Times ad that read, “It’s Time to Quit the Catholic Church.” Now, the FFRF has released a new television spot slamming what co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor calls the ”Catholic Bishops’ war against contraception.”

Julia Sweeney Appears in FFRFs Anti Catholic Ad

Coincidentally, the 30-second ad, which features former “Saturday Night Live” actress and comedian Julia Sweeney (she played the popular character “Pat”), will run from June 21 through July 4. Interestingly, this is the same time frame during which the Catholic Church’s “Fortnight for Freedom” campaign is going on (yes, an intentional action on the part of the atheists).

On the FFRF web site yesterday, Gaylor praised the ad’s placement throughout mainstream and cable media:

The 30-second spot featuring personable Julia Sweeney is running approximately 1,200 times over a two-week period on a variety of national TV — but in regional markets. Those who may view the ads have the following TV or cable carriers: Dish, DirecTV, Cox, Comcast, Verizon and Viamedia.

We’re getting a lot of phone calls at the FFRF office in response. Some callers are giving our female receptionists a hard time, making unprintable comments. But others are our kind of folks, such as a grandmother in Pennsylvania who said she was raised Catholic but is “98 percent atheist,” and is disgusted by the Catholic Church’s attempt, as she put it, to “put canon law over civil law.”

A kind man living in a remote area of North Carolina caught us on MSNBC’s Hardball With Chris Matthews. Another North Carolinian called after seeing Julia’s spot on a rerun of the The Daily Show and said people have forgotten the need for a strict separation between state and church. I couldn’t help replying: “It might sound strange for an atheist to say this, but hallelujah, brother.” He laughed and said, “Amen, sister.”

Julia Sweeney Appears in FFRFs Anti Catholic Ad

Image Credit: JuliaSweeney.com

In the clip, Sweeney makes it clear that she‘s left the Catholic Church behind and that she doesn’t appreciate the Bishops’ treatment of the contraceptive issue.

“I’m a cultural Catholic. I’m no longer a believer…but I wanted you to know that, right now, Catholic Bishops are framing their opposition to contraceptive coverage as a religions freedom issue,” Sweeney proclaims.

“But the real threat to freedom is the Bishops who want to be free to force their dogma on people who don’t want it,” she continues.

Watch the controversial ad featuring Sweeney, below:

The ad will reach 42 million viewers, according to Gaylor (a full list of the shows it will appear during and air times can be found here).

Comments (110)

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  • by faith
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:59pm

    Let me get this straight, I mean let me see if I understand this, A relatively unknown actress who portrayed an androgynous character 10 years ago, some unnamed “grandmother” who is 98% atheist and a brain dead MSNBC viewer all agree. Well that settles it.
    Separation of church and State (if it ever existed) should go both ways, Churches can’t tell government what to do and Government can’t tell Churches what to do.

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    • zorro
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:33pm

      It sounds like you nailed it. I don’t think this is going to convince anybody but the “smart” people who agree will love it.

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    • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:33pm

      If worshipers turn against Roman Catholicism one can understand. Roman Catholicism is not the salvation of the Bible. Jesus Christ teaches Salvation is a free gift to all who beleive, At the point of believership one is totally a freeman or women with temporary earthly restrictions to consider. With Catholics one is in bondage to the Church even after death. The Catholic Church claims falsely to hold the key to your eternal future. This is a lie of satan. Jesus Christ said “not by WORKS of righteousness which we have done, but by his mercy we are saved.” according to our faith in Him as God Son Saviour of the world we can be saved. The Catholic Church is a satanic religion mixing truth about Jesus Christ with WORKS so people have a false hope or no hope at all. Jesus Christ plus WORKS and the Bible teaches in Galations you are still unsaved on your way to damnation.
      It’s 100% Jesus or you are not saved.
      God has given each of us adults plenty of time to search out the truth starting with looking at nature and realizing there is a God. You are without excuse. Turn off the TV and study out the Truth.
      Where will your family end up if they believe satans lies?

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:50pm

      Prosecute
      You have no idea what you are talking about.
      The Catholic Church has never taught such a doctrine and, in fact, has constantly condemned the notion that men can earn or merit salvation. Catholic soteriology (salvation theology) is rooted in apostolic Tradition and Scripture and says that it is only by God’s grace–completely unmerited by works–that one is saved.
      The Church teaches that it‘s God’s grace from beginning to end which justifies, sanctifies, and saves us. As Paul explains in Philippians 2:13, “God is the one, who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work.”
      Notice that Paul’s words presuppose that the faithful Christian is not just desiring to be righteous, but is actively working toward it. This is the second half of the justification equation, and Protestants either miss or ignore it.
      James 2:17 reminds us that “faith of itself, if it does not have work, is dead.” In verse 24 James says, “See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” And later: “For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead” (2:26).
      The Council of Trent harmonizes the necessity of grace and works: “If anyone says that man can be justified before God by his own works, whether done by his own natural powers or by the teaching of the Law, without divine grace through Jesus Christ, let him be anathema” (Session 6; can. 1).

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    • rickc34
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:56pm

      have not watched that crap since the 70′s, even then you had to be stoned because it was so stupid.

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:56pm

      I’ll give you a link that spells out the Catholic Churches teaching on Peter’s Authority

      Do you have the courage to read it?
      http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/peter%E2%80%99s-authority

      Jesus said he would build his Church, Paul said the Church is the Bulwork and Pillar of truth. Where is you churches link to this church?

      The Catholic Church is the ONLY Christian church in existance that can even remotely claim to exist since the time of Christ. You chose not to believe that, well bully for you.

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:57pm

      Justin Martyr (the Church’s first major lay apologist), born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, where he suffered martyrdom about the year 165. Was a disciple of Plato and most likely born into a Pagan family. After his conversion, while in Rome, Martyr and several of his disciples were condemned to death for the beliefs. The books quoted by Justin are called by him “Memoirs of the Apostles”. He refers in all probability to the four Evangelists, i.e. to two Apostles and two disciples of Christ. The authors, however, are not named: he mentions the “memoirs of Peter”, but the text is very obscure and uncertain. All facts of the life of Christ that Justin takes from these memoirs are found indeed in our Gospels; he adds to them a few other and less important facts, but he does not assert that he found them in the memoirs. It is quite probable that Justin used a concordance, or harmony, in which were united the three synoptic Gospels. Justin’s dependence on St. John is indisputably established by the facts which he takes from Him. Justin does not use the fourth Gospel as abundantly as he does the others.

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:58pm

      Martyr believed; for an early Christian to miss the Sunday Eucharist was unthinkable. At the beginning of the fourth century, 49 Christians in northern Africa went to their deaths rather than miss the weekly Mass (Cf. Message of the XI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist, October 22, 2005). “We cannot live without the Eucharist” was a statement repeated by early Christians. St. Justin Martyr, wrote one of the earliest accounts of the Mass. It had essentially the same structure as it has today: gathering of the faithful, readings from the inspired books, homily or exhortation, offering of gifts, Eucharistic prayer, reception of Communion, final dismissal. (but you are leaving or have already left the Eucharist)
      Since I already gave you these dates (AD 51-125 – The New Testament books are written, AD 140 Marcion,…)and Martyr dies in 165 he was using non-canonized manuscripts as his sources.
      Now let me tell you who Martyr was not. Martyr was not Pope and Martyr was not part of the Magisterium or teaching authority of the Church. Nor did he claim to be. The Bible as we know it, did not come into existence until the Catholic Church, guided by the Holy Spirit with the Pope as its leader canonized it.

      That sounds alot like the Catholic Mass i went to today

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:03pm

      Mass in 155AD

      Description of the mass as it was celebrated in his day.
      “All who dwell in the city or country gather in the same place. The memoir of the apostles and the writings of the prophets are read, as much as time permits. When the reader is finished, he who presides over those gathered admonishes and challenges them to imitate these beautiful things. Then we all rise together and offer prayers for ourselves…and for all others, wherever they may be, so that we may be found righteous by our life and actions and faithful to the commandments, so as to obtain eternal salvation. When the prayers are concluded we exchange the kiss [of peace]. Then someone brings bread and a cup of water and wine mixed together to him who presides over the brethren. He takes them and offers praise and glory to the Father of the universe, through the name of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and for a considerable time he gives thanks that we have been judged worthy of these gifts. When he has concluded the prayers and thanksgivings, all present give voice to an acclamation by saying: Amen.” When he who presides has given thanks and the people have responded, those whom we call deacons give to those present the ‘eucharisted’ bread, wine and water and take them to those who are absent.” Quoting Justin Martyr “First Apology” pages: 65-67 written: 155AD
      Sound like a Catholic Mass to me.

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    • pennswoods
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:09pm

      @ PROSECUTE

      Don’t you get it? This article is just one of the endless stories we read today about the secularist‘s and the leftist popular culture’s hatred of ALL Christians. Haivng said that. What was the only Church, East and West for the first nearly 1,500 years of the history of the Christiann Church before the Reformation and still is? It was and is the Catholic Church. How can over 25,000 Protestant denominations, sects, and cults each have the claim to the truth in the Gospels? Christians fighting Christians benefits only two groups: the secular Christophobes and Islam.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:41pm

      I understand you said the Catholic Church never said one can get to heaven through one’s works or merit; but I‘m saving up to buy me some of those Catholic Church indulgences Where’s the nearest indulgence salesman?

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:50pm

      FFS STOP MAKING IT ABOUT RELIGION!
      That is what they want you to do! That is how you will loose this battle!
      Your religious liberties do not extend beyond yourself anymore than the expenses for their lifestyle choices extend beyond theirselves. Sex is a lifestyle choice. Another persons lifestyle is in no way my fiscal responsibility. Use that argument and keep your religious mythology out of it.

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:53pm

      Drunk Ted
      The internet is a worderful source
      Myths about Indulgences
      Indulgences. The very word stirs up more misconceptions than perhaps any other teaching in Catholic theology. Those who attack the Church for its use of indulgences rely upon—and take advantage of—the ignorance of both Catholics and non-Catholics.
      Myth 1: A person can buy his way out of hell with indulgences.
      This charge is without foundation. Since indulgences remit only temporal penalties, they cannot remit the eternal penalty of hell. Once a person is in hell, no amount of indulgences will ever change that fact. The only way to avoid hell is by appealing to God’s eternal mercy while still alive. After death, one’s eternal fate is set (Heb. 9:27).
      Myth 2: A person can buy indulgences for sins not yet committed.
      The Church has always taught that indulgences do not apply to sins not yet committed. The Catholic Encyclopedia notes, “[An indulgence] is not a permission to commit sin, nor a pardon of future sin; neither could be granted by any power.”
      Myth 3: A person can “buy forgiveness” with indulgences.
      The definition of indulgences presupposes that forgiveness has already taken place: “An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven” (Indulgentarium Doctrina 1, . Indulgences in no way forgive sins. They deal only with punishments left after sins have been forgiven.

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:54pm

      Myth 4: Indulgences were invented as a means for the Church to raise money.
      Indulgences developed from reflection on the sacrament of reconciliation. They are a way of shortening the penance of sacramental discipline and were in use centuries before money-related problems appeared.
      Myth 5: An indulgence will shorten your time in purgatory by a fixed number of days.
      The number of days which used to be attached to indulgences was references to the period of penance one might undergo during life on earth. The Catholic Church does not claim to know anything about how long or short purgatory is in general, much less in a specific person’s case.
      Myth 6: A person can buy indulgences.
      The Council of Trent instituted severe reforms in the practice of granting indulgences, and, because of prior abuses, “in 1567 Pope Pius V canceled all grants of indulgences involving any fees or other financial transactions” (Catholic Encyclopedia). This act proved the Church’s seriousness about removing abuses from indulgences.
      Myth 7: A person used to be able to buy indulgences.
      One never could “buy” indulgences. The financial scandal surrounding indulgences, the scandal that gave Martin Luther an excuse for his heterodoxy, involved alms—indulgences in which the giving of alms to some charitable fund or foundation was used as the occasion to grant the indulgence. There was no outright selling of indulgences.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:09pm

      After Christ… until 325 ad… there were individual Sects, with individual Practices & Theology, based upon their individual Locations & Traditions. In 325 ad, at Nicaea, the Roman Emperor Constantine organized Sects into Christianity, providing One Practice, Theology, and Hierarchy… which was called Orthodox, until 800 ad when the West became Catholic. At Nicaea, the Emperor exiled all those whom did not agree him!

      This is Pure & Real History… not a created Apology (defense of a church)!

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    • ginger3350
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:32pm

      So a has-been SNL star that has made a career of ….???….is now coming out with “controversial” statements against the Catholic church…hmmm….smells like someone looking for attention. She’s about as timely as Cher.

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    • scootervanneuter
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:59am

      I was going to reply but couldn’t do it better than you did – well said

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    • by faith
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 9:55am

      Luke

      I will ask again, do you have any proof of you rediculous claims?

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  • blazingaway
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:56pm

    Not only is she a PAT, she’s a clueless … how are the bishops going to FORCE anything on anyone?
    People have a choice, leave the Catholic faith if they don’t like it.
    They can still purchase contraceptives if the choose to.
    This insane PAT is the one who want to use the power of the Government to force people to do what they don’t want to do with their money and organizations … she’s another lair living in a compete denial believing herself to be good, true and for the common good when in fact she is full of evil.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:18pm

      When the War Starts… I am not asking Who Goes There… but Christian Or No!

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  • by faith
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:55pm

    Let me get this straight(scratch that), I mean let me see if I understand this, A relatively unknown actress who portrayed an androgynous character 10 years ago, some unnamed “grandmother” who is 98% atheist and a brain dead MSNBC viewer all agree.
    Well that settles it.

    Separation of church and State (if it ever existed) should go both ways, Churches can’t tell government what to do and Government can’t tell Churches what to do.

    Sep er a tion

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  • HumbleCitizen
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:47pm

    You can’t usher in a one world religion until you break the backs of all the present religions. Salvation is of the jews and Jesus preaches the good news of salvation and reconciliation. Christianity MUST be destroyed. Christians will bow to no other than Jesus even if that means their death (and it will).
    Once a government can order a religion to violate the basic tenets of their faith, then the government becomes the “religion”.
    Trumpets,
    Bowls,
    Vials,
    Oh my!

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    • HorseCrazy
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:01pm

      you are correct. unfortunately many are blinded and listen to the idiots of this world, who takes anyone on saturday night live seriously, but sadly many do an many have and are replacing God with the doctrine of humanism and liberalism. This Christian will not bow down or be silent regarding my firmly and deeply held convictions.

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  • @leftfighter
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:41pm

    This is a classic Straw Man.

    First, like Sweeney, anyone who doesn‘t agree or doesn’t want to abide by the tenets of their own Faith can simply stop attending. The bishops aren’t forcing this requirement on, say, Baptists or Mormons, or apostate Atheists, for that matter. In other words, her argument is as complete a fabrication as she would argue that organized Faith is.

    Secondly (actually for the ten billionth time), it’s seperation OF Church and State, not seperation of Church FROM State. What’s funny is, she doesn’t seem to have much of a problem with the State imposing its will upon the Church, which was literally exactly what the original letter from Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists was written about.

    Yet another example of how Progressives have reinterpreted and repurposed writings of the Founders and flipped all of it on its head. This isn‘t remotely close to the original intent of Jefferson’s letter or the intent of the Sepration Clause.

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:38pm

    It looks like comedians rule the Democrat Party. The party is officially a joke.

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    • TurkE
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:04pm

      Al Franken, Clown Prince of the Dem’s.

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  • Cavallo
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:36pm

    What lying BS she spews. The Catholics don’t want to keep people from contraception, they don’t want to be FORCED TO PAY FOR IT!!!

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  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:36pm

    Society works best when we are joined in a common basis.
    Society doesn’t work when we are all “Islands”

    The day after 9-11 – we were all united.
    After World War II – we were all united.

    Then – the “Progressives” came along and pushed “Diversity” – where we can ALL be winners – where we can ALL be unique – where we can ALL be ‘individuals’.
    That sort of bull%$%^ is killing this country because if we are ALL winners then we are ALL losers too.

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  • Free4All
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:33pm

    Oh my …. She’s right! Everyday I am approached by Catholic Bishops! Their in the subways, their ringing my doorbell, their at my job ….. trying to force their dogma on me! They were carrying anti-contrception literature and bibles and they were trying to stuff them into my purse! I knew it was them by their hats! Thanks Julia….You saved me!

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:43pm

      Their, there and they’re are all different words.

      Just sayin’.

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  • CMDR6
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:31pm

    “But the real threat to freedom is the Bishops who want to be free to force their dogma on people who don’t want it,” she continues.
    Is this the Old Soviet Union? No one is beeing forced to attend a Catholic College, or go to a Catholic Hospital. Pick a godless institution for your “pleasure”, leave the Catholic ones alone. They started them and they should be able to decide whether to follow or not follow the teachings of their religion. It is not like it is a secret that the Catholic Church does not support contaceptives.
    This issue is ABSOLUTELY a direct frontal attack on a religious institution by the Gov’t and I applaud the Bishops for their stand.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:37pm

      No, but hte Bishops want to be able to deny their workers health based on their own out dated beleifs. The Bishops are demanding that civil marriages conform to their definitions of the the term. the Bishops are the threat to the 1st Amendment.

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:01pm

      @encinom

      “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”

      Did someone elect the bishops to Congress and not tell anyone? Or maybe it‘s possible that you’re an idiot who isn’t aware that in a Constitution of negative liberties (that’s what Oblahblah called it), the Constitution is written in such a way that it guarantees the rights of individuals against Government imposition rather that guaranteeing that government is protected against anything religious.

      Your point is entirely moot. The bishops exist outside of the government and the First is intended solely to protect against government trampling the Peoples’ religious rights, not to protect government from religion.

      This would include forcing a religious institution to pay for somehting that is against the tenets of their religion.

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    • JimL
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:06pm

      Enci: what’s health?

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    • TurkE
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:10pm

      @encinom

      If you don’t like the benefits a particular place offers, don’t work there. If 7-11 or McDonalds doesn’t offer a particular benefit, do you see their employees freaking out? No, it’s just another attack on organized religion under the guise of healthcare “rights”

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    • Constitutionaleng
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:20pm

      ENCINOM – Your comment makes as much sense as Julia Sweeney’s claim to be a “Cultural Catholic.” Both are oxymorons. If you do not want to live by the mandates of the Catholic Church do not participate. If you do not believe in the mandates of the church you can make the decision to abide by church teachings or to ignore them. The bishops teach and guide. They do not have any coercive power unlike the federal government. As a Catholic I resent any individual or organization that attempts to tell me how I should exercise my beliefs. Claiming to be a “cultural catholic” is the same thing as a non-catholic attempting to dictate my beliefs. Let’s be frank. The federal government does not like the influence the Catholic Church has on the medical profession, or its church members. This is a power grab by the government. Julia Sweeney is a “cultural Catholic” which to me is the same as being a “non-catholic.” It is amazing that the people that claim the bishops are forcing their beliefs on the country are the very same the wish to force their beliefs on Catholics. Can you say Hypocrites and fanatics? Logic seems to be an anathema to these people, especially, Julia Sweeny.

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  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:31pm

    Whether you are athiest or not – Catholic or not – if you have no basis for morals – then you are like a ship without a rudder. Drifting wherever the wind blows.
    If you want to use G O D – as “Good Orderly Direction” – then its better to do that than to not believe in anything at all.
    I believe that the POWER of the BELIEF in God outweighs whether you think He actually exists or not.
    So if you want to go around the world with no direction or no anchor in anything – you have my sympathy.
    Believe in something or you’ll fall for anything,.

    Just my opinion -

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  • IslandAtheist
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:29pm

    Here‘s Julia Sweeney’s Ted Talk “Letting Go of God” http://youtu.be/OtIyx687ytk

    hilarious!

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  • barber2
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:27pm

    The New York Times is a timely place for such an ad. The columnists in that Democrat mouthpiece have been writing articles for years demeaning every conservative politician . Since the 2008 campaign , been Maureen Dowd and Gail Collins write endless columns slamming Romney / dog ; Maureen Dowd seems to have a special hatred for the church of her youth. Sort of like a jilted lover ? I just never though I’d see a war waged against the Catholic church in America. But that was before I had been introduced to our New Far Left Democrats and their atheist companions. JFK must be twirling. And Joe McCarthy must be feeling vindicated.

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  • Madcow29
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:26pm

    Why can’t woman buy their own contraception? Why do they expect other people to buy it for them, then when they refuse, those people are labeled as starting a war on women. GMAFB.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:40pm

      Why should women not be able to pay for health insurance that covers all of their needs. The Bishops want to dictate their outdated morality to their employees regardless of the faith of the employee.

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    • JimL
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:20pm

      Enci: 30 years of worldwide data argue against “death/ health”

      “…Recently a study was published by the World Health Organization, The UN Population Fund, UNICEF and the World Bank, a group of decidedly pro-abortion organizations, that showed Ireland, with its pro-life protections intact, enjoys one of the world’s lowest rates of maternal mortality in the world. 2008 statistics showed a rate of 3 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births and 3.81 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. This places Ireland 202 out of 222 countries.

      Ui Bhriain said that Ireland’s experience had shown that doctors did not need abortion to preserve women’s lives. “We’ve had a ban on abortion for almost 30 years and, in that time, not one woman has died because she couldn’t get an abortion in Ireland. The experts have spoken on this issue, and the most senior obstetricians and gynecologists in the country have publicly stated that abortion doesn’t cure any condition or preserve lives,” she said….”

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    • hillbillyinny
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:27pm

      Actually, @ enema, you said exactly what we have been saying!

      These women should “be able to pay” for their own wants/needs, we who do not believe in what those wants/needs entail should have have to pay for them for these women!

      I’ll stay out of “your bed,” but YOU, STAY OUT OF MY POCKET!

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    • DIR
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:49pm

      @HILLBILLYINNY: ” I’ll stay out of “your bed,” but YOU, STAY OUT OF MY POCKET”

      That’s great! I like that! It can make for some facinating arguments. Conversely that would mean that if they get into my wallet, I can get into their bed …. not that I would want to. I’m not into necrophilia. Most of the women wanting their feminine health care paid for by the general public are brain dead anyway. However, properly constructed and presented, such an argument could drive libs up the wall. Behave!

      As far as J. Sweeny and ENCINOM are concerned, they are just left wing propogandists, both obvious and not very bright at that. I have to give some credit to E., when not selling hillshire farms kielbasas, as marital aids, to sexually deprived women, looking for payment from the government, he/she comes here, like a fly, trying to drive everyone with opposing views nuts using inane comments. What credit? Beats the hell out of me.

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  • elosogrande
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:26pm

    Sorry. I haven’t watched SNL since the days of John, Dan, and the rest. You know – back when SNL was funny. Since I don’t watch it, I have no idea who this woman could be. Does her portfolio extend past SNL?

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    • Micmac
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:02pm

      And Baba Wawa! RIP Gilda. :-))>

      NoBama 2012

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  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:24pm

    Why would anyone want to go it alone 100% of the time without even considering the advantages of faith? This is based on some kind of false sense of pride, and kind of ridiculous. Like balancing on a tight rope with no net. I don’t believe anyone really wants that. Religion is written into our DNA, but allows for a variety of beliefs & customs. This is a beautiful thing by Intelligent Design!

    We’re not robots, we have free will.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:45pm

      We have free will, until the shamen, preachers, bishops and other holy men drive it out of us. Forcing us to conform to outdated world views or face some form of damnation. Instead of acting on free will the Bishops are seeking the right to dictate how their employees must behave outside of work.

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    • barber2
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:42pm

      ENCIN: Ho. Ho. Am sure all of those crazy religious dudes FORCED you to believe and go to church ! You’re probably chained to some church bench right now ! What a riot….reminds me of all of that ” we are the 99%” garbage / delusional statements of the Left…

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:23pm

    I had wondered where Pat’s fat a@@ had landed…It landed in litardia!

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:21pm

    Hey lady, if I want to hear the idiotic political ravings of a ‘has been’ seeking relevance, I’ll go with Danny Glover or Harry Belafonte. Get lost.

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  • SMOOSE
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:21pm

    Who??

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  • Pray for USA
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:20pm

    The Bishops launched “Fortnight for Freedom” for a reason. We must work to keep our religious freedom. The fight isn’t about contraception. The fight is about this administration telling the Catholic Church that the Church can’t designate Catholic organizations. Catholic hospitals are Catholic. Catholic Charities is Catholic. The Administration is saying these aren’t Catholic institutions because they serve others. It is a shame so many people feel comfortable attacking religious organizations these days.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:46pm

      The Bishops are seeking political power nothing more.

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    • hillbillyinny
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:22pm

      @ enema

      Why would the Bishops WANT political power, when they can do what Jesus told them to do, ask for things in His name, and “move moutains. . . ” Christians already possess all the power of God. We probably should be using it more!

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    • undercover
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:22pm

      No Encinom – Obama is seeking ecclesiatical power. Now THAT’s scary!

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  • TSUNAMI-22
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:20pm

    Go figure…..

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:18pm

    Wouldn’t you know that it would be Pat!

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  • Lloyd Drako
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:17pm

    Oh no! This totally negates all the good work Victoria Jackson and Jon Lovitz have been doing!

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  • gbfreak
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:16pm

    Julia who???? Doesnt’ matter. Good ridance. She did the right thing by leaving. Obviously not a Catholic to begin with anyway.

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  • SquidVetOhio
    Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:16pm

    “But the real threat to freedom is the Bishops who want to be free to force their dogma on people who don’t want it”

    And hows that Pat? Did the bishops force the employees who are aren’t catholic (which I’m not) to work for a catholic organizations. How about worrying about your commie president who’s forcing religious people to fund the barbaric murder of babies. Go away. SNL “star” is quite a stretch. No one remembers you, only Pat.

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    • barber2
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:31pm

      Agree. But it’s ok, Pat, for Big Brother government to FORCE people to buy things that Big Brother decides the “ collective society ” needs, and to not drink things that Big Brother decides are bad for the individual ? Such utter , vile garbage. So un-American and unconstitutional. First, Big Brother came for the Catholics…..just who will Big Brother TARGET next ? ( this is a BIG campaign issue, Republicans !)

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