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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2009
From Politico:
“There could be political repercussions in the election. It could be harder for the Democrats to keep those Catholics voters they gained and they may put some of their members at risk,” said John Green, a religion and politics expert at the Bliss Institute at the University of Akron. Moreover, said Green, Catholics are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2009
Fox News reporting:
White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod suggested Sunday that President Obama will intervene to make sure a controversial amendment restricting federal funding for abortion coverage is stripped from final health care reform legislation.
In doing so, the president would be heeding the call of abortion rights supporters like Planned Parenthood that have called the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2009
Because the current version of the House health care reform bill will take $500 billion from Medicare, some hospitals and nursing homes may decline Medicare payments in the future. You can read more at The Washington Post.
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.