Have you signed the petition against the HHS mandate yet?

Frank Weathers of Why I Am Catholic has created a petition over at the White House web site to rescind the HHS contraception mandate requiring Catholic employers to provide contraceptives, including abortifacients, to their employees. Click HERE to go to the petition and add your name to the thousands who have already signed. It takes only a minute to register; all you're required to provide is your name and email.

Here's what the petition says:

The present Administration, through the Health and Human Services Department, is mandating that all employer healthcare insurance plans provide coverage for procedures which violate the beliefs of the Catholic Church, and Catholic institutions.

Basically, the new rules require the Catholic Church, and the institutions operating faithfully under the aegis of the Church, to provide coverage for contraceptive drugs and procedures. This requirement violates the beliefs of the Church.

Never before has the United States Government deigned to represent "transcendental truth" on matters of conscience for any religion within these United States. That in itself is unprecedented, which is also why it is unconstitutional.

Sign to let the present Administration know that this mandate cannot stand.

Sign HERE.

When you're done there, head over to the web site of the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment. An Action Alert will allow you to email congress regarding the HHS mandate. Click HERE for that link.