{"id":11429,"date":"2020-10-01T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=11429"},"modified":"2020-10-07T19:12:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T23:12:30","slug":"674-religiously-defending-freedom-in-revolutionary-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/11429","title":{"rendered":"674 &#8211; Religiously defending freedom in revolutionary times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/674-BishopFultonJ.Sheen-168x100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11430\" \/><audio controls preload=\"none\"><source src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20201001-justRIGHT-674-RELIGIOUSLYdefendingFREEDOM.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><br \/>\nTwo Roman Catholic priests in the United States have ignited a controversy not only within their own church, but on the worldwide stage as well. <strong>Father Robert Altier<\/strong> (Crystal, Minnesota) and <strong>Reverend James Altman<\/strong> (La Crosse, Wisconsin) each expressed views to their congregations that <strong>contradicted the official Left narrative on two of the most sensitive issues to the Left: continuation of the COVID-19 lockdowns and the coming presidential election.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Altier\u2019s sin was to proclaim that \u201cwe have been lied to\u201d about the COVID-19 shutdowns, while Altman\u2019s sin was to suggest that one can not be Catholic and also vote for the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy puts a spotlight on the unjust way <strong>Christian groups in particular have been targeted and prevented from free assembly,<\/strong> while public assemblies by groups on the Left are openly supported, aided and abetted.  It has also exposed a philosophical conflict within the religious community that parallels that of the broader general community.  Each faces its own polarized environment pitting Left against Right.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps consequently, and on a positive note, <strong>both the secular and religious Right are discovering that they have more politically in common than not.<\/strong>  At the root of their commonality is the philosophy of freedom, a value shared by those who acknowledge that every individual has a free will and the right to exercise it.  <\/p>\n<p>The sooner they begin working together politically the better. Because in the end the only forces that can stop this fascist political pandemic are those that are Just Right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/674-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/topics.gif\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/674-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this presentation valuable please consider supporting us:<br \/>\n&#x1f9e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/justrightmedia\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Roman Catholic priests in the United States have ignited a controversy not only within their own church, but on the worldwide stage as well. 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