"Just how much coercion can the government apply to force religions to bend to the will of government"

• "Having taken over the question of marriage, lock, stock and barrel, the Supreme Court now will be the only body allowed to craft the compromises and settle the hair-splitting disagreements about just how the right to same-sex marriage should be applied....Just how much coercion can the government apply to force religions to bend to the will of government....Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, introduced the First Amendment Defense Act that would ban discriminatory government treatment — such as the withholding of government grants — against any person or institution that supports traditional marriage"(Dennis Byrne, 7/10/15).   

The First Amendment Defense Act has received the ringing support of the USCCB:

• "As the respective chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage and the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, we write in strong support of... the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)....It is becoming apparent that some who promote marriage redefinition do not support the coexistence and tolerance of different ideas in a pluralistic society but instead have a 'comply or else' agenda....The leadership of our Church will continue to promote and protect the natural truth of marriage as foundational to the common good....we urge your colleagues to join ...as cosponsors" (Archbishops Cordileone and Lori, 6/18/15 letters to Representative Raúl Labrador (H.R. 2802) and Senator Mike Lee (S. 1598))

Kudos to Pa Representatives Mike Kelly (R), Tom Marino (R), Tim Murphy (R), Scott Perry (R), Joe Pitts (R), and Keith Rothfus (R) for co-sponsoring HR 2802.  Bravo Bravissimo! 

• Tell Representatives Lou Barletta (R), Brendan Boyle (D), Bob Brady (D), Matt Cartwright (D), Ryan Costello (R), Charlie Dent (R), Mike Doyle (D), Chaka Fattah (D), Mike Fitzpatrick (R), Pat Meehan (R), Bill Shuster (R), and Glenn Thompson (R) to co-sponsor HR 2802!   
• Tell Bob Casey (D) and Pat Toomey (R) to co-sponsor S. 1598!  

CLICK HERE FOR THE USSCCB'S ACTION ALERT ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT DEFENSE ACT!

*In addition to is "ALERTS CENTRAL" the USCCB notes that "Action alerts for pro-life issues can also be found through our partner organization, the National Committee for the Human Life Amendment" and "Action alerts for issues related to immigration reform can be found through the USCCB-led Catholic coalition,Justice for Immigrants."  The Pa Catholic Conference also posts alerts.