Thursday, April 06, 2006

i thought that's what this was

yesterday morning i was standing outside at work (having a butt of course) and i saw a BIG parade type procession. there were a couple of banners in the front but i couldn't read them due to the angle i was at. there was a marching band (which LOOKED catholic. red outfits and big hats) followed by a TON of people in regular dress with MANY MANY MANY children (why weren't they in school i wonder) in what appeared to be catholic school uniforms. police cars in front and in back. they wended their way (i'm guessing from the cathedral of saint joseph) on farmington avenue and flower street to capital avenue.

Catholic bishops claim church is under fire at Capitol
By Susan Haigh, Associated Press Writer April 5, 2006
HARTFORD, Conn. --Connecticut's three Roman Catholic bishops said Wednesday that they believe their church is under fire in the state legislature, where there have been efforts to require Catholic hospitals to provide emergency contraception for rape victims.
Hartford Archbishop Henry J. Mansell, speaking to more than 500 followers who attended Catholic Day at the Capitol, did not accuse specific legislators of being anti-Catholic. But the archbishop said he does believe "Catholic bashing" is on the increase and there is an abortion rights agenda behind the emergency contraception bill.
"We have to see the agenda beneath the agenda," Mansell said. "Many would like to see Catholic services and the Catholic Church go away."
A bill that would have required all hospitals, including Catholic ones, to provide the morning-after pill to rape victims died in the Public Health Committee last month after the panel ran out of time to act.
But last week, a version of the legislation reappeared in the Democrats' spending bill. It set aside $5 million in energy assistance for hospitals that provide rape victims with emergency contraception......


and as i will always say, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE 'MORNING AFTER' PILL DON'T TAKE IT

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