Freedom+of+Conscience

Freedom of Conscience Assignment:

Go to the links below and read the articles. Then answer the following questions on a piece of paper.

Forming Faithful Consciences III

Why Conscience Protection is important

HHS Mandate

Why HHS Mandate is being fought

Cardinal Dolan's statement

Hobby Lobby lawsuit

1. Why are we called to be faithful citizens? 2. Why is conscience protection important? 3. Defend the following statement; "The HHS mandate is an affront to all people, not just Catholics." 4. Based on what you read, do you think the health insurance that the SFCS provides for it's employees will be affected? Why or why not? 5. Search for current news in court cases dealing with lawsuits against the mandate. Give examples of cases and what the courts are deciding?