Note: We have a new post on "Next Steps on Religious Freedom Threats" posted here after the court decision.

As most are aware, the United States Supreme Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act. The Administration has already mandated that the HHS force religious institutions, employers, and charities, as well as all other organizations, beginning in August of 2012, to offer health insurance which would give free contraceptive and abortifacient drugs upon request to participants. Many see this as a severe infringement on basic freedom-of-conscience rights long protected in US society.

Here at Colson Center, we are gathering resources to help you prepare for the ongoing religious freedom debate. Our goal is to help you beome activated and vocal in the public square on this crucial issue of our time.

Some Resources: (We will add to this list as things progress).

 

• Shane Morris' excellent post in this column on what the HHS mandate is really about and how it affects religious freedom: http://www.colsoncenter.org/issues/entry/42/19260
  
  
• BreakPoint This Week post with writeup and audio (25 minute BreakPoint radio interview series with John Stonestreet): Interview with Cardinal Wuerl and Congressman Frank Wolfe.
  

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• Heritage Foundation post on how you can become an activist for religious freedom this summer:
  What Can You Do To Promote Religious Freedom?
  
  
• The new Acton Video: The End of America? The HHS Mandate's Threat to Freedom
  
  
  
  Eric Metaxas is a public intellectual and author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, the thrilling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. A German theologian in Nazi Germany, Bonhoeffer is remembered for his clandestine efforts to overthrow Hitler and the Nazis in the struggle for human freedom. He has also been a primary voice on BreakPoint radio after the passing of Chuck Colson. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is an economist. She is the Founder and President of the Ruth Institute, a non-profit focused on promoting the sanctity of marriage as the critical foundation for families, communities, and society.
  
  
• Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) President Matthew C. Harrison has posted a video with an open letter opposing the recent U.S. Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate on the grounds that it is an infringement of our God-given right to act according to the tenets of our faith.