Omaha, Neb., Oct 28, 2012 / 17:00 pm
A group of Nebraska Catholics has created and donated banners for 147 Catholic churches that bear messages about defending religious liberty, the unborn, and marriage between a man and a woman.
"They are outstanding banners," Fr. Ryan Lewis, pastor of Omaha's St. Thomas More Parish, told CNA Oct. 26. "I thought the message was incredible. The people in my parish are all fired up about concerns about attacks on religious liberty as it relates to the current administration and the HHS mandate."
One of the banners reads: "Religious Liberty: Our Most Cherished Freedom." The 4-by-12 foot banner also bears the website address of the Archdiocese of Omaha, though the archdiocese is not a financial backer of the project.
The Department of Health and Human Services has mandated that most employers with over 50 employees provide no co-pay insurance coverage for sterilization and contraception, including some abortion-causing drugs. Only some religious employers are exempt under certain narrow conditions.