For our foundational generations, this was freedom for religion, to let it flourish unfettered from government intrusion, not freedom from religion, as today’s established creed, secularism, would have us believe. As Charles Chaput, the Archbishop of Philadelphia, remarks, “Religious freedom is never just freedom from repression, but also freedom for active discipleship. It includes the right of religious believers, leaders and communities to engage society and to work actively in the public square.”
blog.archny.org/images/2012/09/Let-Freedom-Ring-JCS.pdfSimply put, government has no business interfering in the internal life of the soul, conscience, or church.
I honestly can’t tell if you’re mocking him or not…How about for his next speech: “President Obama, let my people go!”
It’s funny how something can mean totally different things according to how it is read. It never occured to me that it might be read to mock the Cardinal but now that you ask, I can see how it might be so construed. For example, I presume that “him” above refers to the Cardinal but it could also be the president. Amusing.I honestly can’t tell if you’re mocking him or not…I certainly hope not…
Yeah, I was referencing the Cardinal with that “him.”It’s funny how something can mean totally different things according to how it is read. It never occured to me that it might be read to mock the Cardinal but now that you ask, I can see how it might be so construed. For example, I presume that “him” above refers to the Cardinal but it could also be the president. Amusing.
I do, indeed. Hopefully he will inspire others.Regardless, you have to love the Cardinal, he’s never one to pull punches about the truth.
So true.It’s funny how something can mean totally different things according to how it is read. It never occured to me that it might be read to mock the Cardinal but now that you ask, I can see how it might be so construed. For example, I presume that “him” above refers to the Cardinal but it could also be the president. Amusing.