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♦ FEBRUARY 22, 2012
PILE NO. 11-V-0557 PEACH COUNTY.
GEORGIA, ANY AND/OR ALL PARTIES
KNOWN OR UNKNOWN CLAIMING
AN INTEREST IN SAID PARCEL OF
LAND,RESPONDENTS NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION By Order ter service by
publication dated lire 9th day of February.
2012. you are hereby notified dial on the
Ulh day of October. 2011. PEACHTREE
FIVE CAPITAL. LLC filed a law suit
against any and** at parties known or
unknown claiming an interest to the above
styled parcel of Lmd You are required
to file with the Clerk of toe Superior
Court of Peach County, Georgia, and
serve upon Petitioner s attorney, DONNA
CROSBY SLOAN, whose address
is Morrts|Hardwickj Schneider, 1570
Warsaw Road, Roswell. Georgia 30076,
an answer to writing within sixty (60) days
of the date of the Order for service of pub
keabon WITNESS, the Honorable THrnan
E Self III. Judge of the Superior Court of
Peach County This 9th day of February,
2012.__/s/ CLERK, SUPERIOR COURT
OF PEACH COUNTY.
193/22 297.14
LEGAL NOTICE Node* it hereby given
toat t petition for zoning action has been
Wed by Myma Serranzana wfth City of
Fort Valley, and that a Public Hearing
before
toe Planning and Zoning Commission
wf be held to toe City Han Building at
9:30 am. on toe 28th day of February,
2012. The Mayor and Council will hold a
Pubkc Hearing on said petition at City Hall
Bukdtog at 6:30 o'clock pm on toe 15th
day of March, 2012. Purpose of these
hearings is to consider toe petition and to
hear objections, rf any, to the requested
change to the zoning classification from
Its present C-2 classification to an added
permitted use of 'Flea Markets'Legal
description of said property is a follows:
(see exhibit A) All that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying in toe State of Georgia,
County of Peach and in the City of Fort
Valley (herein, containing 3029 acre s,
and being more particularly described
as follows From toe point of Intersection
between toe northeasterly boundary of
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (formally
East Mato Street) and toe southeast¬
erly boundary of Plum Street in said
City of Fort Valley, run South 35* 18'52'
East 200.00 feet to an iron pin which is
toe POINT OF BEGINNING, run thence
South 35* 18'52" East 52 40 feet along
said northeasterly street boundary to an
iron pin: run thence North 55* 31'58’ East
149.93 feel to an toon pin; run thence
Sooth 35* 15'20'East 149.95 feet to an
iron pin; run thence North 55* 36 08'East
390.43 feet to an iron pm, run thence
North 00* 14'29" West 313.71 feet to an
iron pin; run thence North 34* 50'22'West
48.71 feel to an iron pin; run thence South
15* 2642 West 7795 feel to an iron pin;
run thence South 55* 10'58" West 79.87
feet to an iron pm, run thence South 54*
30'52" West 79.51 feet to an iron pin; run
thence South 55* 28'53' West 75.79 feet
to an iron pin; run thence South 54* 58T8'
Wert 91.93 feet to an iron pin, run thence
South 55* 04'57* West 183.36 feet to an
iron pm; run thence South 35* 18’52" East
50.09 feet to an iron pin; run toence South
55* 16'05' West 150.00 feet to an iron pin
which is the point or place of beginning
AH citizens shall have toe opportunity to
be heard as said date, time and place
Rickey Blalock Peach County/Fort Valley
Planning aid Zoning
194/ping/22.29
LEGAL NOTICE Notice Is hereby given
that a petition for zoning action has been
filed by Paul Vincent with Peach County.
and that a Public Hearing before toe
Planning and Zoning Commission will be
held m the Courthouse Building at
7:00 pm on toe 15th day of March, 2012.
The County Commissioners will hold a
Public Hearing on said petition at 213
Persons Street at 6:30 o'clock pm on toe
10th day
of April, 2012. Purpose of these hearings
is to consider toe petition and to hear
objections, If any, to toe requested change
m the zoning classification from its pres
R-AG to a R-2 classification Legal
description of said property is a follows:
(see exhibit A) AH toat tract or parcel of
land situate lying and being in toe Ninth
Land District of Peach County, Georgia,
being known and designated as'Parcel 2*
containing 85.285 acres, 'Parcel 3' con
taming 18.209 acres and 'Parcel 5' con
taming 443.722 acres as shown on a plat
of survey prepared by Thomas W. Futral,
III, Surveyor, on December 4, 1998 and
recorded In Plat Book 21. Page 66. Clerk's
Office, Peach County Superior Court.
Said plat and toe recorded copy thereof
are hereby made a pot of tote descrip
lion by reference thereto for at purposes
Al citizens shall have the opportunity to
be heard a* acid date, time and place
Rickey Blalock Peach County/Fort Valley
Planmng and Zoning
195/Paul Vincent/29/7pu
LEGAL NOTICE Notice it hereby given
that a petition for zoning action hat been
fifed by David Stappay with City oi Fort
Valley, and toat a Pubitc Hearing before
toe Planning and Zoning Commission will
be hsld in the City Had Budding at
9:30 am on the 28to day of February
2012. The Mayor and Cound wit hold
a Public
Hearing on said petition at City Had
Buiiding at 6:30 o'clock pm on toe 15th
day of
March, 2012. Purpose of theee hearings is
to consider toe petition and to hear
nhjtiUnni. if any, to toe requested change
In toe zoning dasstiicstion horn its pres*
Industrial dasstficabon to a C-2 dassrfi
cation legal d escrip tio n of said property
La is a a at—. mows , (see r — — — exmort -,,,4. is, ji aj a\ ah a si a&t mat —a *■ tract — - - *
or parcel of land liftiaar and tying in the
Stale of Georgia County of Peach and
In Via City of Fort Vafiey therein, being
bounded aa follows On toe North by toe
centerline of State Route 49; on the West
by toe center** of Central of Georgia
Spur Trart known at *Wye Tract*: and
on toe Southeast by toe canter** of to*
Central Georgte Ratiroad Tract (Southern
Ratioad), tormsrty Southwestern RjWoad
(Albany Branch). The before deecrtoed
property being the identic* property
from Fort Vafiey 01 Compwty
to JD Duka on 20. 1945,
recorded In Dead Book *U*. pages 41-42,
Clerk's Office. Peach Suoenor Court
occupied by 14*
Supply Company A*
tot opportunity to be hervd aa said date
and ptoce. Rtokay Bte feck Peach
County/Fort Valley Planning and Zoning.
196/M Supofy-22 29
CONCURRENT NOTICE TO PUBUC
OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT ANO NOTICE OF
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
City of Byron Date of Publication
Wednesday. February 22, 2012 P.O Box
129
Byron, GA 31008 (478) 958-3600 TO
ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES. GROUPS
AND PERSONS On or about March, 2012
City of Byron w« request the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
to release Federal Funds under Title I of
toe Homing and Community Development
Act of 1974. as amended, for the follow
tog project: City of Byron Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) - for
critical water infrastructure improvements,
specifically toe replacement of six-inch
(6") transits water pipes with six-inch (S')
PVC water pipes at ten (10) locations
throughout toe Toomersvie neighbor
hood FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT (FONSI) It has been determined
that such request for rslsaaa of funds
wiH not constitute an action significantly
affecting toe quality of the human envt
ronment and. accordingly, the City of
Byron has decided not to prepare an
Environmental Impact statement under
toe National Environmental Policy Act of
1960 (PL91-19Q) The reasons for such
decision no! to prepare such a Statement
are as toflows: No significant impact
on toe environment is anticipated An
Environmental Review Record respecting
the proposed project has been made by
toe City of Byron which documents toe
environmental review of the project and
more fully sets forth toe reasons why
such Statement is not required This
Environmental Review Record is on file at
toe Middle Georgia Regional Commission
and is available for public examination
and copying upon request between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p m No further
environmental review of such project is
pipposed to be conducted prior to toe
request for release of Federal funds.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FONSI AH
interested agencies, groups and per
sons disagreeing with this decision are
invited to submit written comments for
consideration to toe City of Byron City
Hall. Such written comments should be
received at P.O. Box 129, Byron, GA
31008 on or before 5:00 PM on March
6, 2012. All such comments so received
will be considered and the County will
not request toe release of Federal funds
or take any administrative action on toe
proposed project prior to the date speci
tied in the preceding sentence NOTICE
OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE
OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF) At least one
day after toe termination of the public
comment period for toe FONSI but not
before comments on the FONSI have
been considered and resolved and not
before confirmation is received from the
SHPO, the City of Byron will submit a
Request for Release of Funds (RROF)
and Certification to DCA By so doing,
the City of Byron will ask DCA to allow it to
commit funds to this project certifying that
(1) it has performed the environmental
review prescribed by HUD regulations
('Environmental Review Procedures for
Title I Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Program' - 24 CFR part
58), and (2) toe Certifying Officer, Mayor
Larry C. Collins, consents to accept the
jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an
action is brought to enforce responsibili
ties in relation to the environmental review
or resulting decision-making and action
The legal effect of the certification Is
that by approving it, DCA will have satis
fied its responsibilities under the National
Environmenta! Act thus allowing toe City
of to commit CDBG funds to this
project.
OBJECTION TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
DCA will accept objection to this approval
of toe release of funds and the certifica
tion only If it is on one of toe following
bases: a) toat toe certification was not in
fact executed by the Certifying Officer; or
b) that applicant's Environmental Review
Record for toe project indicated omission
of a required decision, finding, or step
applicable to the project in toe environ
mental review process Objections must
be prepared and submitted in accordance
wtth toe required procedure (24 CFR Part
58) and may be addressed to DCA at
CDBG Section, 60 Executive Park South,
Atlanta. GA 30329-2231. Objections to
toe release of funds on bases other than
(hose stated above wilt not be considered
by toe State No objection received after
March 27. 2012 wifi be considered by
DCA . City of Byron Mayor Larry C. Collins
P.O. Box 129 Byron, GA 31008
197/Concurrent Notice/22
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
UNDERSIGNED INTENDS TO SELL THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED
BELOW TO ENFORCE A LIEN ON
SAID PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE
GEORGIA SELF STORAGE FACILITY
ACT, GEORGIA COOE SECTIONS 10-4-
210 TO 10-4-215. The undersigned will
tel at public or private sate by com
petitive bidding on March 10, 2012 at
2:00 pm at toe facility known as BYRON
SELF STORAGE (478)956-3817, located
at 107 W White Road. Byron, GA. Peach
County, toe personal property found in the
following units:
Unit 017-George Littlejohn-Byron. GA-
Household Items
Unit 064-Wesley Purvis-Byron, GA -
Househofd Items
Unit 072-Waatey Purvis-Byron, GA
Household items
Unit 266-Robert L Mom-Byron, GA
Household Items
Unit 149-Nelson Davte-Macon, GA
U-. nousenotQ U---- items
Unit 253--Harnett Harrtson-Ft. Vafiey.
ijA-nousenou u- a. .1.4 u--- items
Tenants have toe right to redeem prior
Brenda C. Brown. Manager Byron Self
Storage P. O. Box 1634 Byron. GA 31008
478-956-3817
196/Units/22.29
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF PEACH
COUNTY. GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST
OF: JUVENILE FILE 85836-J W W,
SEX B/M, DOB 03/294)7 , CASE * 111-
2012J-057
K. W. SEX B/M. DOB 05/05/08 . CASE
• 111-2012J-058 a T„ SEX B/M, 006
12/01/11 , CASE f 111-2012J-059
CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. ANY
UNKNOWN FATHERS AND ANYONE
CLAIMING A PARENTAL INTEREST
IN THE CHILDREN BORN TC CHERA
TILLMAN You
Med against you In sard
court on 02/20/12, an Order tor Service by
PuMcation ares entered on 02h-^M!t2
YOU ARE COMMANDED AND
REQUIRED TO BE AND APPEAR before
Peach County Juvenile Court. Peach
County Courthouse, FI Valey, Georgia
on 03/15/12 at tl o'clock am tor a hear
mg and on 054)3/12 at 8:30 o'clock am.
ter a hearing totioafng sendee by pubti
cation Serve an
Attorney. W Ashley Hawkins. P. O. Boa
325. Forsyth, Georgia 31029. You may
obtain a copy of the petition by contacting
Peach County Juvenile Court Clerk
WITNESS the Honorable Judges of this
court, this 20th day of February. 2012. /s/
JOE WILDER CLERK, PEACH COUNTY
JUVENILE COURT.
199/5836J/22 29 714
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF PEACH
COUNTY, GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST
OF: JUVENILE FILE #5834-J A. R,
SEX B/M, AGE 6 mos., DOB 07/08/11 ,
CASE # 111-2012J-055 CHILD UNDER
18 YEARS OF AGE TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN, RAPHAEL PICO
HARRIS. ANY UNKNOWN PUTATIVE
FATHER AND ANYONE CLAIMING A
PARENTAL INTEREST IN THE ABOVE
CHILD BORN TO OLIVIA RICE You are
notified that a Petition for Placement with
Fit & Willing Relative was filed against
you to said court on 02/20/12, an Order
tor Service by Publication was entered
on 02/17/12. YOU ARE COMMANDED
AND REQUIRED TO BE AND APPEAR
before Peach County Juvenile Court, held
at Peach County Courthouse, Ft. Valley,
Georgia on 03701/12 at 8:30 o'clock a m
for a hearing and on 05/03/12 at 8:30
o'clock a m. for a hearing following ser
vice by publication Serve an answer on
Petitioner's Attorney, W. Ashley Hawkins,
P. 0. Box 325, Forsyth, Georgia 31029.
You may obtain a copy of the petition by
contacting Peach County Juvenile Court
Clerk WITNESS the Honorable Judges
of this court, this 20to day of February,
2012 t*J JOE WILDER CLERK, PEACH
COUNTY JUVENILE COURT
200/5834J/22.29.7.14
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER,
PEACH COUNTY Pursuant to toe Power
of Sale contained in a Security Deed given
by Vicky L. Tucker and Comietius Tucker
to Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for Market
Street Mortgage Corporation dated
12/11/2003 and recorded to Deed Book
294 Page 73, PEACH County, Georgia
records: as last transferred to Wells Fargo
Bank, NA by Assignment filed for record
in PEACH County, Georgia records, con
veying the after-described property to
secure a Note in the original principal
amount of $ 82,029 00, with interest at
toe rate specified therein, there will be
sold by the undersigned at public outcry
to toe highest bidder for cash before
tos Courthouse door of PEACH County,
Georgia, within toe legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in April, 2012 (April 3,
2012), the following described property AII
that tract or parcel of land lying and being
in the State of Georgia, County of Peach
and City of Fort Valley, containing 0.463
acres, more or less, and being known as
'Parcel T according to that certain plat of
survey prepared by Thomas W, Futral. Ill,
G.R.L.S, Number 1202, dated August 15,
2002, and filed of record in Plat Book 23,
page 156, Clerk's Office, Peach Superior
Court. Said plat and the recorded copy
thereof, including the metes, boundaries,
courses, distances and dimensions, are
incorporated herein by reference hereto
for all purposes. The debt secured by said
Security Deed has been and is hereby
declared due because of, among other
possible events of default, failure to pay
the indebtedness as and when due and
in toe manner provided in the Note and
Security Deed. The debt remaining in
default, this sale will be made for toe pur
pose of paying the same and all expenses
of tots sale, as provided in the Security
Deed and by law, including attorney s
fees (notice of intent to collect attorney s
fees having been given). Said property
is commonly known as 306 Peachtree
Extension, Ft. Valley, Georgia 31030
together with all fixtures and personal
property attached to and constituting a
part of said property, if any. To the best
knowledge and belief of toe undersigned,
toe party (or parties) in possession of the
subject property is (are): Cornelius Tucker
Sr. or tenant or tenants. Said property will
be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad
valorem taxes (including taxes which are
alien, but not yet due and payable), (b) the
right of redemption of any taxing authority,
(c) any matters which might be disclosed
by an accurate survey and inspection of
toe property, and (d) any assessments,
liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances,
restrictions, covenants, and matters of
record superior to toe Security Deed first
set out above.The sate will be conducted
subject to (1) confirmation that toe sate is
not prohibited under the U S Bankruptcy
Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit
of toe status of the loan with the holder of
toe Security Deed Pursuant to O.C.G.A.
Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for cer
tain procedures regarding toe rescission
of judicial and non-judicial sates in toe
State of Georgia, toe Deed Under Power
and other foreclosure documents may not
be provided until final confirmation and
audit of toe status of toe loan as provided
immediately above Wells Fargo Bank, NA
as agent and Attorney in Fact for Vicky
L, Tucker and Comielius Tucker Aldridge
Connors, LLP. 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E.,
Suite 500. Atlanta. Georgia 30305, (404)
994-7400.
THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE, 1000-6619252
201/Tucker/29.7.14.21.28
\
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Nan* Randy Staines City/State/
Zip Coda: Byron. GA 31008 Violation/
modem date 08-05-2011
Incident location: Hwy. 20 al or naar
Hwy. 20 Weat in Henry County. Georgia
Offense and Sentence:
Disposition Guilty Fra Amt S1.156.00
Probation 12 Mos Comm. Svc 24 hrs
Jal 10 days
192/22
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carc IIlanualc lnal religious
hospitals and schools must
provide contraceptive insur
ance coverage (including
Sterilization and abortion
inducing drugs) for their
employees has caused a fire¬
storm of protest on Capitol
Hill and across the nation.
n- tsepuoi nil ui;,, leans ane hav nave _ lamoasi
ed the rule as an “unam
bigUOUS attack on religious
f rreeaom . in • our country,
House Speaker John
Boehncr accused the admin
istration of violating First
Amendment rights. This
attack by the federal govem
ment on religious freedom
in our country cannot stand.
an d will not stand,” said
Boehner. Meanwhile, GOP
senators gathered to mtro
duce legislation to rescind
the requirement. Sen. Joe
Manchin of Virginia . . called
the mandate a “direct affront
to religious freedoms.” “The
issue is not contraception,”
sa id Sen. Marco Rubio of
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government
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CONCURRENT NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT AND NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
City of Byron
Date of Publication: Wednesday, February 22. 2012
P.O. Box 129 Byron, GA 31008
(478) 956-3600
TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS
On or about March , 2012 City of Byron will request the Georgia Department of Community
Affairs (DCA) to release Federal Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended, for the following project: City of Byron Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) - for critical water infrastructure improvements, specifically the replacement of six
inch (6”) transits water pipes with six-inch (6") PVC water pipes at ten (10) locations throughout
the Toomersville neighborhood.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI)
It has been determined that such request for release of funds will not constitute an action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and, accordingly, the City of Byron
has decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact statement under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1960 (PL91-190). The reasons for such decision not to prepare such a Statement
are as follows: No significant impact on the environment is anticipated.
An Environmental Review Record respecting the proposed project has been made by the City
of Byron which documents the environmental review of the project and more fully sets forth the
reasons why such Statement is not required. This Environmental Review Record is on file at the
Middle Georgia Regional Commission and is available for public examination and copying upon
request between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
No further environmental review of such project is proposed to be conducted prior to the
request for release of Federal funds.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FONSI
All interested agencies, groups and persons disagreeing with this decision are invited to submit
written comments for consideration to the City of Byron City Hall. Such written comments should
be received at P.O. Box 129, Byron, GA 31008 on or before 5:00 PM on March 6.2012. All such
comments so received will be considered and the County will not request the release of Federal
funds or take any administrative action on the proposed project prior to the date specified in the
preceding sentence.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF)
At least one day after the termination of the public comment period for the FONSI but not
before comments on the FONSI have been considered and resolved aid not before confirma¬
tion is received from the SHPO, the City of Byron will submit a Request for Release of Funds
(RROF) and Certification to DCA. By so doing, the City of Byron will ask DCA to allow it to com¬
mit funds to this project certifying that (1) it has performed the environmental review prescribed
by HUD regulations ('Environmental Review Procedures for Title I Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program' - 24 CFR part 58), and (2) the Certifying Officer, Mayor Larry C.
Collins, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce
responsibilities in relation to the environmental review or resulting deciston-making and action.
The legal effect of the certification is that by approving it, DCA will have satisfied its responsibili¬
ties under the National Environmental Act thus allowing the City of Byron to commit CDBG funds
to this project.
OBJECTION TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
DCA will accept objection to this approval of the release of funds and the certification only If it
is on one of the following bases: a) that the certification was not to fact executed by the Certifying
Officer; orb) that applicant's Environmental Review Record for toe project indicated omission of
a required decision, finding, or step applicable to toe project to the environmental review process.
Objections must be prepared and submitted to accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR
Part 58) and may be addressed to DCA at CDBG Section, 60 Executive Park South, Atlanta, GA
30329-2231.
Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above win not be consid¬
ered by the State No objection received after March 27,2012 wiM be considered by DCA.
City erf Byron
Mayor Larry C. Coffins
P.O. Box 129
Byron, GA 31008
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for something that they teach
their members shouldn't be
done." A bipartisan group of
154 House members request¬
ed this controversial ruling
be suspended.
This mandate, part of
Obama’s health care over¬
haul, has pushed social issues
to the forefront in an election
year that has been dominated
by the economy. Republican
presidential candidates have
been relentless in their con¬
demnation of the mandate.
Romney accused Obama
of an “assault on religion
and Gingrich called the rule
an “attack on the Catholic
Church. '»
New York Archbishop
Timothy Dolan said that the
mandate would force people
of faith to violate their con¬
sciences and the teachings of
their church, violating their
First Amendment rights.
>• Never before has the federal
government forced individu¬
als and organizations to go
out into the marketplace and
buy a product that violates
their conscience, Dolan
said. “This shouldn’t happen
in a land where free exercise
of religion ranks first in the
Bill of Rights.
Military chaplains were
forbidden from reading a
letter at their services written
by Archbishop Timothy P.
Broglio, which read: “Unless
the rule is overturned, we
Catholics will be compelled
to choose between violating
our consciences or dropping
health coverage. We cannot
-- we will not — comply with
this unjust law.” Restraining
THE LEADER TRIBUNE
the chaplains and preventing
300,000 Catholics serving
in the military from hearing
the archbishop's message
clearly violate “freedom of
speech.” The archbishop
concluded, “Our parents and
grandparents did not come
to these shores to help build
America’s cities and towns
only to have their posterity
stripped of their God-given
rights.”
What does the Bible
say about contraceptives?
Modern birth control
methods were unknown in
Bible times, and the Bible
is, therefore, silent on the
matter. It’s not whether con¬
traception is right or wrong,
but whether the government
has the right to intrude into
the lives of Americans and
deny their religion freedom.
After writing this article
we learned the President
succumbed to political
pressure and granted a
limited accommodation for
those impacted. Presently,
the constitutionality of
ObamaCare is being con¬
tested by 28 states who
oppose its mandate that
all Americans must pur¬
chase health insurance
or pay a substantial fine.
The Supreme Court will
hear the case in March.
Our religious liberties are
under attack. We must
be vigilant to protect our
sacred freedoms. “It is
an unalienable right, *♦
declares the Declaration of
Independence.