Supreme Court won't hear appeal in CatholicCharitiesoftheDioceseof

[Brad Pardee]

 This would come as a great shock to all the people who work at Catholic Charities and give to Catholic Charities.  They dont do these things because they are public-spirited citizens.  They do so as a very direct application of their faith because they understood it to be a command from God to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, care for the sick, etc.  But according to the state of New York, apparently they can only do these things if they are willing to turn their backs on the teachings of their faith in matters of life and contraception.  Is that REALLY what free exercise is supposed to look like?  How many other moral teachings can the state freely require them to disregard if they want to minister to those in need as they understand God to have commanded them to?

Brad
  From: Hamilton02 at aol.com 
  What NY has done is to incorporate into the Act what everyone knows -- Catholic Charities is a quasi-public organization, kind of like the Jaycees for purposes of the right of accommodation.
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