Unfortunately, it seems the president only responds to rioting and violence. It looks like the bishops will have to start throwing rocks and burning things to get attention.

We sure know which side the president is on. Hmmmmm

I am worried about Obama’s blatant lack of judgement as he has no common sense. He says he is a qualified attorney or lawyer yet he will not uphold the U.S. constitution particularly the first amendment re freedom of religious beliefs etc. He is not Christian as he said he is from a Muzlim background which explains his anti Christian agenda an his reported pro Islam bias.Islam is an ideology ; it is not a religion and its mullahs create the Sharia laws which differ in each Muzlim state but overall these Sharia laws are anti Christian and are unjustly used to persecute and kill innocent Christians like the innocent Christian now who under sentence of death in Iran simply because he will not renounce Christianity. I am worried about Obama’s background as he experienced a broken family and was forced to live in mid Pacific; hardly an ideal place or backround for the future Pres.as he must have some huge chips about American society in general which would indicate his unsuitability for office in addition to his bad judgement in this case and his inability to accept the truth of his misjudgement overall even though it is painfully clear from the court ruling that Obama and his financial backers have no case in trying to force this anti Christian mandate on the American nation which he is also forcing on the U.S. army and may undermine morale there; maybe this is his intention in doing this. Worrying.

My question to the President is, “Are you a Christian?”.  We NEVER see him or his family attend any church.  We have seen all the other presidents before him attend church! VERY WORRIED FOR OUR COUNTRY….

I don’t understand why so many Americans believe that Obama is a Christian when he has blatently stated that he’s a Muslim.  He was also sworn in as president on the Koran, not the bible!
Notre Dame had to remove holy Catholic objects because it was offensive for him??  This was a Catholic University!!  What don’t Americans want to believe about this president!

Which is worse the accidental burning of the Koran or forcing Muslim people to pay for and/or buy health insurance that includes contraception and abortion causing drugs and sterilization? Make no mistake about the new mandate it not only affects Catholics but it affects people of other faiths also. The national media was all over the Koran burning but where are they when the HHS mandate is even more disturbing. The media will hang our military out to dry for a mistake but will lie and cover up the things going on in this country. The media should remember to remove the plank from their own eyes before they complain the splinter in their neighbors eye.

I don’t hear President Obama condeming publicly the decision by the Iranian court to execute a Iranian Christian Minister who converted from Islam to Christianity. I seriously question President Obama’s and his administrations blatant attack and disregard of our Constitition and the principles this country was founded on.

The president is bowing to the Afghanistans and the Muslims of that area of the world because he doesn’t want them coming here and blowing us up and to protect access to oil. He’s not afraid of the American people rising up against him and the unjust laws that he and his cohorts push through legally and illegally. He has no problem with shoving down the throats of American citizens rubbish from the gutter that the American people don’t want and don’t need.

I don’t trust our president when the president, who has claimed that he’s using Christ as a model, not only disregards, but acts in opposition to the Bill of Rights and the faith of the single largest religious denomination in his own country. It demonstrates an obvious bias and raises serious questions. They are questions worth asking in an election year, not only by Catholics but by all people no matter their faith! The time is now not to vote for Obama for president.  I know I will never vote for Obama.

It is mighty strange that this dictator, who has NEVER openly called himself a Muslim, despite what ESPE said, that put his filthy hands on Lincoln’s Bible when he blatantly lied to uphold the Constitution when taking the oath of Presidency, had, at HIS COMMAND, the Military destroy Holy Bibles in Turkey, in order not to offend the horrible Muslims. He, nor his “wife” have ever practiced law, even thought she was hired as a lawyer by a hospital and her job was to keep people with no or very little insurance away. Did a good job; made a bonus of around ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Oh, by the way, HE IS NOT A CHRISTIAN, politician, American or a Muslim: he is the founder of this new evil, which is formed out of all the other evils from the past 125 years or so and it is called: OBAMANISM!!  +JMJ+

incidentally, there is a time to turn the other cheek:  it is when the government sends jack-booted thugs to collect fines and arrest us.  We can and should fight the mandate in court, but if it’s upheld, we pay the fines and let them take us to jail.

St. Michael the archangel, defend us in battle.  Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.  May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.  And do thou, o Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits that wander the world, seeking the ruin of souls.

Great article, Tim. Keep it up. Make no bones about it. Mr. Obama IS a Muslim. Remember the old saying, “If is walks like a duck…” We judge him on what he does, not on what he says. The Obama administration is the greatest threat to the Constitution and ALL of our freedoms since the Constitution was written. No one has breached our religious and moral freedoms as this one has. There is a term for those who do such. If our citizens and those who vote do not appreciate the constitutional freedoms we have and those which are in jeopardy and being threatened, we will see further eroding of them until they are lost and unable to recover. Get the word out!!!

So why did 54% of Catholics vote for him?  We knew who he was before the election.  Why didn’t our clergy speak out then?  501c status would not have been threatened.  The “Rev” Jesse Jackson does it every election cycle.

Why always put blame on someone else, everyone is responsible for there on action. If you voted for him, who is to blame, but yourself. Take a stand, stand tall, as Catholics, you should no this. He is in for now, let’s vocus on the next upcoming election, so the same mistake want repeat itself. Wake up American’s before it is all to late.

I honestly beleive that the people who are protesting, sincerly believe in their religion, so the fact being that a liar, and person that does not even follow his professed religion, his apology is meaningless to them I truly believe we would be much more respected maybe even liked if we had politcians that stood up for some belife reguardless of what it was.

Has the trial begun yet for Fort Hood Massacre ?  How has the defendant, a Muslim US Army Officer, been treated by authorities ?  Compare the difference.  I understand his trial has been delayed, and he has received pretty good medical attention to preserve his life. 

Where is the justice ? 

  Maybe Chris Matthews can do a piece on this.  It might shiver his eyes open.

Does anyone else see the conflict in this?  “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”  Our president swears to protect the Constitution, yet at least twice he and/or his administration has promoted bills/laws that violate it.  Why hasn’t he been impeached?  He’s not doing the job he swore to do.

The President of America has apologised for the burning of Koran in Afghanistan. What does this mean to an ordinary person ? Has the president burnt the Koran ?  Has he asked the American officials to burn the Koran ?  Has he stealthly managed through some agency to burn the Koran ? Has he ever encouraged anyone to burn the Koran ? If the answer is “YES” to any of these questions, it is necessary that he should apologise. If not , is the apology meaningful ? Is the apology for appeasing some ? The American citizens will be reduced to helpless people under “Alqueda types”, if such meaningless acts are repeated

I believe in praying for my enemies, though it is very hard and not the popular decision…....I pray for the conversion of Obama and his administration.  I, also, pray for the Americans to wake up and get out of the hot water…...we are being boiled alive and don’t even know it.  I don’t think the Obama is a true “Muslim” but just anti-Christian.  History never lies…....take out the Catholic Church and you control the world! 

Call me silly or call me crazy, but hate and evil never changes, just faces.

Santorum is right, Satan has his sights on the USA and is most influential in the white house.

I thing you might like this article, God Bless ,Roger

Obama, his people and even the “identified” Catholics among his people are lost and advocate a *world view.*  Santorum has a *biblical* world view.  This is why Christian evangelicals (and some -but certainly not all Catholics) connect with Santorum.  His comments regarding America and our culture being under siege by Satan are naturally blasted by the liberal media since they, too, only possess a *world view.*  How can Christian people who are spiritually led by Christ expect the media to understand anything spiritual?  The last polling research shows between 85 to 92% of the press to be largely unchurched.  Romney sees the problem as a management issue.  Rick Santorum and Christians know the problem is much deeper.  For people of faith, Santorum “gets it.”  Romney doesn’t get it.  And Ron Paul is irrelevant and more recently is largely becoming quite annoying.

I wanted to correct a statement made in the last paragraph.  The Catholic Church is NOT a denomination.  She is THE Church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ.  A “denomination” is an ecclesial community founded by a person (man made).

@Donna Lichtenwalner
The president and his family have attended churches around DC including St. John’s at Lafeyette Sq.  But it’s been few and far in between.

@Edward Prisby:  fyi, our Christian Evangelical brethern are not denominational.  They are independent local Christian churches in your community.  Denominations are largely mainline Protestant like Presbyterian, Espiscopal, Methodist, Anglican and Lutheran.  Evangelical churches are not (man-made) but Christ-centered and gospel driven.

Obama apologizes over the Koran being burned by our soldiers (which I didn’t agree with), yet he doesn’t apologize LYING to Bishop Dolan’s face and snubs his own country’s catholics and christians.

VOTE REPUBLICAN 2012!!!

I am a Presbyterian.  I am as intensely pro-life as any Catholic.  I don’t believe a lot of church people “get it” about Obama.  Action speak louder than words, and his SCREAM his malevolence toward Christians and our beliefs.  Brian Murphy, he is not lacking in common sense.  He is trying to destroy America and the Constitution he swore to protect.  to quote the article: ”  Carrie Severino, writing for The Daily Beast, recently used a list from the Mayo Clinic to show that Catholics are actually being abused by the president.  Compare the president’s actions with the Mayo’s indicators of abuse. Notes Severino: •Tries to control how you spend money, where you go, what medicines you take or what you wear [HHS regulations, anyone?]  •Hits, kicks, shoves, slaps, chokes, or otherwise hurts you, your children, or your pets [the Obama administration recently gave religious groups a slap in the face by arguing that their constitutional right to freedom of religion does not include the right to choose their own ministers] “The unwillingness to face obvious facts is characteristic of those who, sadly, return to their abusers,” writes Severino. “For example, even after the president went back on his assurances at Notre Dame that he would ‘honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion, and draft a sensible conscience clause,’ Nicholas Cafardi, dean emeritus of Duquesne University, said that ‘the Obama administration has said it wants to work with these organizations so they’re not required to violate their conscience. I’m sure they mean that in good faith.’”  Obama has shown himself to be a Muslim who does not act in good faith toward Christians.  He is not to be trusted.

It is simply amazing to read some of the responses to this biased and opinionated article.  For many their faith seems to depend on what someone else or a government does or does not do for them. Since when and how did religion form an alliance with politics?  What strange bedfellows the Church has today.  Did Jesus not say ‘render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar? 
Personal Freedom of religion is guaranteed under the Constitution which provides for the Separation of Church and State.  While that protects the individual is does not give any religious institution the right to impose or dictate their teachings onto the rest of the nation. Faith is often about not knowing and trusting in the love of God.  It has absolutely nothing to do with institutional religion.  Those who think it does may have become seriously co-dependent on the institution instead of God.

It is simply amazing to read some of the responses to this biased and opinionated article.  For many their faith seems to depend on what someone else or government does or does not do for them. Since when and how did religion form an alliance with politics?  What strange bedfellows the Church has today.  Did Jesus not say ‘render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar? 
Personal freedom of religion is guaranteed under the Constitution which provides for the Separation of Church and State.  While that protects the individual is does not give any religious institution the right to dictate their teachings onto the rest of the nation. Faith is often about not knowing and trusting in the love of God.  It has absolutely nothing to do with institutional religion.  Those who think it does may have become seriously co-dependent on the institution instead of God.

One should never try & understand to whom one worship it’s no ones business. Everyone worries about the wrong thing. OK it was religion has no place in the courtrooms, well tell me what are you swearing on? Gods book, point blank period!! So if that’s how the want it with all the who-rah lets take My Lords book out of the courtrooms & as He said “let your yes, no be it! I’m sure I would be locked up because I refuse to raise my hand on the same Bible that written calling it Gods words, in a courtroom in which they don’t want in there to start with. I’d just have to take a cell. Not going to do it & that’s ones right as well. Also like having a flag in church is uncalled for, no way should the be a flag in The House Of The Lord.

The word christian has many meanings to many people. As far as I’m concerned when you state you’re a “christian” I was always led to believe that you believed in the sanctitiy of life. I find it hard to find anything more important than that. It’s a core belief. God created us in the womb, we were conceived. Yet we have a man that proclaims he’s a christian and he doesn’t know when life begins? REALLY? I know atheists that know life begins at conception. Our laws are based on belief systems. IOf you don’t believe in God then no one has authority over you. You think you have power over life and death. Think hard before you vote someone into authority that believes they have that power.

my hope and fervent prayer is that this monster is NOT re-elected!  i also feel that ANY Catholic who votes for him should be excommunicated.  To anyone out there who doesn’t like what i just said about excommunication, don’t bother to respond because i’ll just ignore you…if you’re a TRUE Catholic, you wouldn’t even THINK of voting for this anti-American, anti-Christian idiot!

It is far beyond my comprehension how any one who calls themself a Catholic could vote for a man who repeatedly expressed his belief that a child who survives an abortion should be left to die. Far beyond. This man is an unmitigated monster, outside the pale.

And the George Bushes, in giving prestigious positions to Bill Clinton, a rabid defender of partial-birth abortion, are equally despicable.

@William J Quinn:  It is presumed you would apply the same outrage to the leadership at Notre Dame for having Obama as a commencement speaker despite the outcry of NO by the majority of students and parents.  Seems more and more, people are applying new definitions of what it means to be Catholic.  Some Christian churches are also experiencing the same problems.  If you follow Christ, the gospel requires you do not compromise biblical principles.

Each to their own, it’s not again what’s his religion is or whom anyone can say what one must think. Before I don’t stay Catholic I’ll be nothing just simply one one’s vote for whom they want not just what part they belong to is all it really boils down to. Where I live there has been so many republican have given their daughters abortions because of “family name for to save grace!! Personally it’s no one business what or to whom I believe in, including my faith!! You do you & i’ll do me. “what it boils down to is Pres. Obama is a black man!” When if any of you really know we have no pure race we’re all bi-racial. Don’t judge some one on their skin color cause skin color can fool all fools, we’re all bi-racial, enough said!