Local Catholic college takes on Obama Administration in Federal Court

The only Catholic institute of higher learning in all of the Carolinas is seeking its day in court against the President of the United States.

 

Belmont Abbey College located in picturesque Belmont, NC is being represented by the Thomas Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in a fight to challenge the mandate from what is popularly known as the ObamaCare governmental takeover of the nation's health care industry.

 

According to the mandate of the Obama Health Care Bill, universities and colleges are required to pay for artificial birth control, sterilization and abortion on demand for all employees and students, which take effect next Summer.

 

 

As reported by FoxCharlotte.com, staff and students of Belmont Abbey remain steadfast in their fight to keep the federal government from imposing regulations upon them that are in direct contradiction with Catholic teaching (see video, left).

 

Belmont Abbey President, Dr. William Thierfelder was quoted as stating, "This is not just about us. This is not just about Belmont Abbey College. This is about you and everyone watching this right now. You're all next."

Dr. Theirfelder also expressed that he's concerned that the federal government is attempting to legally violate their religious rights.

"That's unacceptable. That's not an American thing to do," said the school's President.

Student Theresa Benson added, "It's actually kind of scary that the government can do that. It makes me proud of my college that they're standing up and doing something about it."

Fellow student, Kate Drinkwater "I justbelieve that we should uphold our Catholic moral values and just stand for what we believe in."

Who Exactly Is Thomas Becket?

Some have pointed to what they believe is ironic that the Thomas Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is representing Belmont Abbey in this upcoming court case.

St. Thomas a' Becket, the Catholic Patron Saint of Exeter College in England who stood firm against England's King Henry II when the King attempted to interfere with The Church's ecclesiastical affairs.

Henry II had St. Thomas murdered while he was leading prayers in Canterbury Cathedral.

The King's assassins attempted to forcibly drag him from the cathedral, "but were unable, and in the end they slew him where he stood, scattering his brains on the pavement."

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