The Obama administrationâ??s lack of understanding of the spiritual depth and commitment of private religious charities is shocking. The callousness of the federal effort to compel a noble Catholic religious orderâ??the Little Sisters of the Poorâ??to forsake its faith commitments shows the depth of the intolerance of the behemoth secular state under President Obama.
The story is one of courageousness on the part of the nuns of this religious order. Founded in France in 1839, the Little Sisters of the Poor has spread to many other countries, including the United States, with the charitable goal of giving aid and comfort to the poor. The Sisters take the normal vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, but also add hospitality, which they extend to some of the â??least of those in our midst.â?
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