The Real Battle of the HHS

The battle now enjoined between Barack Obama and the Catholic Church will not be about health care, or women's rights or contraception or abortion for very long. It will not even be about freedom of religion or the defense of personal conscience or freedom of choice.





It has already become what it always was: a battle for power. Once the Obama administration realizes what sleeping dog they have kicked, will they back down? Will they compromise? Do they dare? To do so will be an admission not only to their colleagues, but to the whole country that the Catholic Church has been able to dictate public policy. Will the Obama administration dare to allow such a precedent to be set? The secularist state and the atheists behind it fear this more than anything else.




"How could it be?" the chattering classes will ask, "that those Catholics those superstitious, backward, homophobic, misogynistic, narrow minded, child molesting hypocrites could dare to challenge the American government???" Therefore the godless establishment dare not back down. If they yield to the pressure from Catholic bishops on this one-- what next? What if the Catholics flex their muscles over gay marriage? What if Catholics flex their muscles over abortion? What if Catholics flex their muscles over contraception?




They will look further: two potential Republican presidential candidates are outspoken Catholics. What would happen if the Catholics of the United States actually forgot their liberal-conservative divisions (and it looks like they are) and get behind one particular presidential candidate? 




The secular, godless ruling class must be facing this showdown with trepidation. Furthermore, if any of them are even a little bit awake they will have seen the growth of the annual March for Life. They will have seen the youth, the vigor, the joy and the power of the Catholic Church in this country. 




Even the most sluggish observer of the religious cultural scene will know that the Protestants are hopelessly divided. There is no national spokesman for the Protestants. The Evangelicals can be portrayed as pick up driving, nose picking fundamentalist hicks. The mainstream Protestants are on the side of the abortion loving liberals. Apart from a few intellectuals, the rest of the Protestants can be written off. They are not a threat.




But despite their best efforts, the secular elite cannot write off the Catholic Church. Only the Catholics put forward leaders on the national stage who are courageous, articulate and ready to take a stand. Only the Catholics have a nationwide infrastructure and communication system. Only the Catholics have the numbers who could be rallied to take a stand.




The question is whether Catholics will take a stand or not. You can learn more by going to the USCCB website to learn how to get involved. Go here to sign the White House petition.




If you don't who will?