{"id":6266,"date":"2012-02-08T20:45:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T01:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2017-01-24T18:13:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T23:13:00","slug":"so-the-freedom-of-conscience-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2012\/02\/so-the-freedom-of-conscience-petition.html","title":{"rendered":"So, About the “Freedom of Conscience” Petition UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Freedom of Conscience petition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Good news! \u201cThe Petition\u201d is now number three on the list of \u201cpopular\u201d petitions over at the White House website.<\/a> Who would have thought it possible, given it\u2019s humble origins?<\/a><\/p>\n

How about helping me drive it to #1? Bold prediction time: Eventually the FoC <\/em>petition (aka David) and the NARAL petition (aka Goliath) will be sitting atop the list over at the President\u2019s Residence. Help get us there first, folks!<\/p>\n

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The NARAL Petition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oh, and a quick word about all the other petitions turning up out there to fight this act of aggression on the freedoms and liberties we\u2019ve taken for granted all these years.<\/p>\n

Go.sign.them.too.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one over here<\/a>, and one over here<\/a>, and another one right here<\/a>. And did I mention this one?<\/a> And one from the American Center of Law and Justice<\/a> awaits your signature too. If you know of any others, put the links to them in the combox, por favor. And write your Congressional representatives <\/a>too.<\/p>\n

But remember the little one that NARAL is chasing, because that is the one that is right there on the White House lawn. And we need a March for Life<\/em> size turnout, folks, if our message is going to be heard loud and clear. It\u2019s amazing how far the little petition that can<\/a><\/em> has come, yes? And I have faith that everyone can help make it go a lot farther.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve even got a tweet-size message that ya\u2019ll can send to everyone you know, whether they\u2019re on Twitter or not.<\/p>\n

For those who want to send a message right.in.the.White.House.living.room, here\u2019s the way. Sign this==>>(http:\/\/wh.gov\/kl3<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Easy, peasy, right? Here\u2019s the rest of your marching orders:<\/p>\n

Pray for our Bishops as they fight this unjust mandate; sign every petition you come across; and let\u2019s keep the pedal to the metal by sharing the short link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Update: As of 10:00 (EST) on 2\/10\/2012, the FoC has 28,564 signatures. Goliath (NARAL) has 22,453. Hey, how about a song?<\/p>\n

Final Update: \u201cDavid\u201d takes the checkered!<\/a><\/p>\n