A Mandate Against Liberty and Conscience — And The Bishops Are On the Wrong Side?

A Mandate Against Liberty and Conscience — And The Bishops Are On the Wrong Side?

The Catholic bishops of the United States have spent the better part of the past decade heroically fighting against government mandates that undermine religious freedom and personal conscience.

After investing so much effort resisting such mandates, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has found a mandate to support. That mandate forces government workers to pay for the activities of big labor, even when individual workers conscientiously object to union membership or to funding union activity. It's similar to taxes or Social Security contributions:  Every person is forced to pay up as a price of government employment.

Amazon Looking To Lease 18-Story Building in South Boston
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Amazon Looking To Lease 18-Story Building in South Boston

Matthew McDonald

Amazon is in talks to lease an entire 18-story building in the so-called Seaport District of South Boston, enough for 2,000 employees, according to the Boston Business Journal.

The planned expansion to Boston is irrespective of the so-called "second headquarters" that Amazon is dangling before various American cities.

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