Newland Family Offered Temporary Protection

from Obama's Abortion Drug Mandate



July 27, 2012





WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today a U.S. District Court in Colorado issued a preliminary injunction requested by the Newland family, owners of Hercules Industries, in its lawsuit against the Obama administration's abortaficient and contraceptive mandate. The Alliance Defending Freedom is representing the family in Newland v. Sebelius.



Of the injunction, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins made the following comments:



"We are pleased that the court is offering temporary protection for the Newland family, ensuring that, for now, the family will not be forced to violate their religious beliefs as demanded by President Obama's abortion drug and contraceptive mandate. While this ruling is a victory, it is limited to the Newland family which underscores why Congress must act soon to protect all families.



"Thousands - if not hundreds of thousands of dollars - in fines await any company that ignores the president's decree. For the Newlands, and other families like them, the effect on business could be back-breaking new taxes. For the first time in history, the government would become a vehicle for punishing business owners who apply their faith to their professional lives.



"Unfortunately, the Obama administration is so hostile to Christians and beholden to the abortion movement that it fails to see the profoundly human element of this mandate and how it impacts everyday life for millions of Americans. The Newlands are the face of family businesses across America which, next week, will be the casualties of an unprecedented war on religious freedom."



Ken Klukowski, J.D., director of FRC's Center for Religious Liberty, added:



"While this is only the first round of litigation, this is a significant win as it reaffirms that millions of Americans cannot be coerced by the federal government into…

DOJ to Colorado Family: Give Up Your Religion or Your Business

Starting tomorrow, the Obama administration is literally taking on Hercules. The showdown is scheduled for a U.S. District Court in Colorado, where one family is desperately trying to fend off the government's mandate. Together with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), they have until August 1st to stop the order, which requires that business owners--like Hercules Industries--offer abortion, contraception, and sterilization coverage. For the Newland family, a fixture in the local Catholic community, the mandate is a non-starter. At no point would they consider violating their faith just to make a living.

But, as businesses will soon learn, the decision to refuse Health and Human Services (HHS) is a costly one. Thousands--if not hundreds of thousands of dollars--in fines await any company that ignores the President's decree. For the Newlands, and other families like them, the effect on business could be catastrophic. Owners like them, who are already saddled with an anemic economy and potentially back-breaking new taxes, stand to lose more than their profit margin. For the first time in history, the government would become a vehicle for punishing business owners who live out their faith. As lead attorney Matt Bowman explained to NRO, "Religious freedom in America has always included the way people exercise their beliefs Monday through Friday, not just on Sundays and in soup kitchens...When Americans realize that Washington politicians are trying to decide what faith is, who the faithful are, and where and how that faith may be lived out, so it can force families to abandon their faith just to earn a living, I think people will speak up more and more."

Unfortunately, the Obama administration is so hostile to Christians and beholden to the abortion movement that it fails to see the profoundly human element of this mandate and how it impacts everyday life for millions of Americans. The…

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Christian Fined & Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail Over AZ Home Bible Studies

Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:32pm by Billy Hallowell

We’ve told you before about government regulations hampering home Bible studies, but this story is even more pervasive, perplexing and complicated than the others. Michael Salman, who lives in Phoenix, Ariz., has been sentenced to a startling 60 days in jail, given a $12,180 fine and granted three years probation for refusing to stop hosting Bible studies at his home. Why, you ask? He‘s apparently in violation of the city’s building code laws.

(Related: Calif. City Changes Zoning Code to Allow Home Bible Study After Couple Was Fined)

City officials claim that he’s running an operation that is reminiscent of a home church — but without the required permits. And according to Fox’s Todd Starnes, Phoenix court documents show that he violated 67 codes. Unless the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals grants an emergency injunction, he will be jailed as early as next week.

Naturally, Salman believes the court’s findings amount to a crackdown on faith and religion. The city maintains that the penalties are legitimate…

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/proposed-law-would-force-churches-to-host-gay-weddings.html

Proposed Law Would Force Churches to Host Gay Weddings - Fox News



Religious liberty groups are blasting a proposed ordinance that would force churches in Hutchinson, Kan. to rent their facilities for gay weddings and gay parties. The Hutchinson City Council will consider adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes in the city's human relations code. The Hutchinson measure would also have a major impact on private businesses an

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EMERGENCY: AN URGENT PLEA........PRAYER WARRIOR ALERT!!!!

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EMERGENCY:AN URGENT PLEA

by Ronald Harnage on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 11:56am

It has come to my attention that one of our brothers is being horribly victimised.This is Pastor David John Lettau,Open Bible Baptist Church,Rimersburg Pennsylvania.This information has been given to me by Pastor John Pistorius,who I have known for some time as a man of integrity and a pastor in good standing in his community.

In short Pastor David witnessed a police officer selling drugs.He reported this crime to the local chief of police.He was later falsely arrested and taken handcuffed hand and foot with a black hood over his head to an unknown location where he was severely beaten suffering some permamnent injury.He was told to quit preaching in the county.As he was being beaten the hood came loose over one eye and he saw one of the men was a state trooper that he recognised.A few days ago on Feb 25,he called to report being bitten by a neighbors dog.This nieghbor also threatened him with a gun,and is a known drug dealer.He has been terrorizing Pastor David for months.When police arrived they arrested him for filing a false complaint and for making a false call to 911.He was taken into custody and severely beaten and has been bleeding from his groin.His hearing was postponed until next Tuesday.I would like to encourage everyone to support this brother who has taken a stand against corruption in his community and is paying heavily for it. At present it appears the local jurisdiction is going to send him to prison on false…

‘Occupiers’ Throw Bibles, Allegedly Urinate on Cross

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/occupiers-urinate-on-cross-throw-bibles.html

DHS Creates Accounts Solely to Monitor Social Networks - ABC News

An online privacy group is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security accusing it of not releasing records from the agency's covert surveillance of Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites.

The DHS creates accounts solely to monitor social media sites and establish a system of records of the information gathered. The agency does not post information, seek to connect with other users, accept invitations to connect or interact with others according to a statement on their website.

The agency scans social media sites for a list of words that include "dirty bomb," "hostage," "exercise," "task force," "explosion," "lockdown," "riot," "nuclear threat," "brown out," "meth lab," "cain and abel" and "brute forcing."

- Lord, make Your people aware of the information gathering processes of our government, and grant us wisdom and knowledge in our daily use of social networking sites. Grant us protection from undue intrusion into our lives.

- "For in the time of trouble, He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle" [Psalm 27:5]

FEMA ACTIVATES DETENTION CAMPS IN ALL 50 STATES



. . . Just days after the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, reports are surfacing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security, is requisitioning private contractors to provide services for government, defense & infrastructure pertaining specifically to FEMA activities with respect to emergency services. . . For all intents and purposes, FEMA / DHS is now activating camps across the nation - in all 50 states - and ramping them up for detainment if and when the need arises.



At first glance, this may seem like no big deal. Why shouldn't the government prepare for emergencies?



. . . Our government is, without a doubt, preparing for an event(s) that will likely result in the mass detentions of tens of thousands of individuals across the entire United States. (The Western Center for Journalism - WCJ) Read more:



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State Department Uses Facebook to Fight 'Against Hate' and 'Stop Bigotry'



Two State Department officials are promoting a Facebook page, "2011 Hours Against Hate," as a tool to help young people around the world "push back against hatred." Farah Pardith, special representative to Muslim communities for the U.S. Department of State, said on Nov. 22, 2011 that she wants to recruit youth around the world to stop hate.



The information portion of the Facebook page states: "2011 Hours Against Hate is a campaign to stop bigotry and promote pluralism and respect across lines of culture, religion, tradition, class, and gender. We are asking people around the world to pledge their time to stop hate - to do something for someone who doesn't look like you, pray like you, or live like you." The Facebook page asks visitors to sign a pledge to document how many hours they will volunteer "to stop hate" and to describe their volunteer activity. (CNSNews.com)



- Heavenly Father, we pray that You will expose those who are seeking to indoctrinate our youth with ideas that are not Yours. We pray that the Holy Spirit will come strongly upon all our youth and citizens to be able to discern quickly the schemes of people who are trying to make evil sound good and good sound evil. Block those people from succeeding in their indoctrination of our nation.



- "But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea." (Matthew 18:6)

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I am in a very dire need of advice. I just received The American Community Survey in the mail today and it already has me very p.o.ed There are a lot of personnel questions on there that are absolutely none of the govt.'s business. I never ever received one of theses until today. This is the very first time I have to fill this out. Has anyone here ever had to fill one of theses out? If so, how did you go about it with all of theses infringements on our right to privacy. Please, let me know. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.