51 Catholic (+16 Religious) Institutions Opposing Obama/HHS Mandate
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Every single bishop (all 180 who are the head of a diocese) in the United States has publicly condemned the Obama/HHS mandate.
Now I’d like to begin compiling a list of Catholic (and religious) institutions who have said publicly they will fight or oppose the mandate.
A few ground-rules:
- I’m only going to include institutions that have issued public statements online or a statement to the press which is available online.
- Please do not email me additions — submit them in the comments instead (I don’t want to be inundated by emails related to this post!). I will be regularly checking the comments for updates.
- Please triple check that an institution you want to include is not already posted here or in the comments.
Here are Catholic institutions that have spoken out against the mandate:
- 1. EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) – filed lawsuit
- 2. Belmont Abbey College – filed lawsuit
- 3. University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN – issued statement to press (better link needed)
- 4. Christendom College in Front Royal, VA – issued statement
- 5. Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, FL – filed lawsuit
- 6-9: Aquinas College in Nashville, TN (joined by three other dominican schools) – issued statement
- 10. University of Dallas in Dallas, TX – issued statement
- 11. Priests for Life in Staten Island, NY – filed lawsuit
- 12. Nashville Dominican Sisters in Nashville, TN – issued statement
- 13. Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD – issued statement
- 14. Benedictine College in Atchison, KS – issued statement
- 15. The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC – issued statement to the press
- 16. Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities - issued statement
- 17. Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, CA - issued statement
- 18. Knights of Columbus - issued statement
- 19. Catholic Medical Association - issued statement
- 20. Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, NH - issued statement
- 21. Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio - issued statement
- 22. Holy Cross College in Indiana - issued statement to press
- 23. Wyoming Catholic College in Lander, WY - issued statement
- 24. Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist - issued statement
- 25. Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH – issued statement
- 26. New Hampshire Catholic Charities – issued statement
- 27. Saint Anselm College – issued statement
- 28. Catholic Charities USA – issued (clarifying) statement
- 29. Catholic Charities Denver – issued statement
- 30. Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration – issued statement
- 31. Sisters of Life – issued statement
- 32. Cardinal Newman Society – issued statement
- 33. Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut – issued statement
- 34. Saint Gianna’s Physician’s Guild – issued statement
- 35. Catholic Charities Los Angeles, CA – issued statement
- 36. Catholic Charities Cleveland, OH – issued statement
- 37. Catholic Charities of Dubuque, IA – issued statement
- 38. Catholic Charities of Chicago, IL – issued statement
- 39. Human Life International – issued statement
- 40. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty – issued statement
- 41. Men of St. Joseph – issued statement
- 42. Little Sisters of the Poor – issued statement
- 43. Carmelite Sisters of the Aged and Infirm – issued statement
These institutions signed-on to the Cardinal Newman Society letter:
- 44. Catholic Distance University in Hamilton, Virginia
- 45. College of Saint Mary Magdalen in Warner, New Hampshire
- 46. College of St. Thomas More in Fort Worth, TX
- 47. DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania
- 48. John Paul the Great Catholic University in San Diego, California
- 49. St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Oklahoma
- 50. University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota
- 51. Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Here are non-Catholic institutions that have spoken out against the mandate:
- 1. Colorado Christian University (nondenominational) - filed lawsuit
- 2. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod – issued statement
- 3. National Association of Evangelical Protestants – issued statement
- 4. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – issued statement
- 5. Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops – issued statement
- 6. Anglican Church in North America – issued statement
- 7. Reformed Theological Seminary – issued statement
- 8. American Life League – issued statement
- 9. Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission – issued statement
- 10. East Texas Baptist University – issued statement
- 11. The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview – issued statement
- 12. Evangelical Lutheran Center – issued statement
- 13. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod – issued statement
- 14. National Right to Life Committee – issued statement
- 15. Louisiana College – to file lawsuit
- 16. Geneva College, PA – to file lawsuit
Also of notable mention: Seven States have filed a lawsuit to overturn the mandate.
It would be helpful if someone could help me determine the number of employees at these institutions (to calculate the potential monetary fine/penalty they would face for not complying with the mandate). Please include this tally in the comments — thanks!
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