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Planned Parenthood, one of the flagships of modern, applied liberalism, has slammed Paul Ryan\u2019s decision to invite two nuns to the State of the Union speech<\/a>.\u00a0 Why the problem?\u00a0 Because these nuns are at the forefront of Obama\u2019s frontal assault on Religious Liberty in the form of coercing religious faiths to compromise their values and pay for that which their doctrines hold as anathema.\u00a0 Of course the legalities will be of no value once the hearts and minds of the country have been won over.\u00a0 That is why PP is upset.\u00a0 It\u2019s easier to win hearts and minds when you eradicate anyone who dares pose an alternative to your proposals.\u00a0 Well done Speaker Ryan.\u00a0 Would that more pro-life Catholics get behind you and praise your actions (something that was noticed by just about everyone who watched the speech).\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"