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The Fairfield County Catholic is reporting that Nancy Matthews will retire this week after nine years as chancellor of the Diocese of Bridgeport:
The chancellor earned a place in diocesan history when working beside Bishop Lori, she helped to lead opposition to the now infamous Senate Bill 1098. Proposed by the judiciary committee of the state [...]

Forwarded to FIC:
Recent attacks against churches in Iraq and Egypt demonstrate that Christianity faces an uncertain future in the Middle East. This one-day conference, on January 21, 2012, from 9 AM - 4 PM, will bring together representatives from the Christian communities in Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt to speak about the day-to-day threats faced by [...]

A “gay nativity scene” at a church in California has been vandalized and we are immediately informed that it will be investigated as a hate crime.
A Bible-burning vandal damages New Haven’s Christmas tree–possibly soaking the holy book with something to increase the fire–and authorities call it “unfortunate.” A person deliberately crashes his car into Fairhaven’s [...]

William Lori, Bridgeport’s Roman Catholic Bishop and the Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, has been one of Connecticut’s most important pro-family leaders for a decade. The same determined will that we have grown to love and admire here at FIC is on full display in his recent testimony to Congress on behalf of [...]

We’re proud to say, for the first time ever, that a Connecticut church has joined ADF’s Pulpit Freedom Sunday initiative. Check out #127.

The U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services has issued an interim rule mandating insurance coverage of contraception, sterilization and potentially abortifacient drugs–even for religious institutions. In fact, the rule includes a faux-exemption for religious institutions written so narrowly that the “exemption” itself is a threat to religious liberty.
Details on the rule, and what [...]

No, not that Rick Green. Made you look, though. This comes to our in-box from Ann Leatherwood:
This Sat, Rick Green, of Wallbuilders, hosts a free Restore America Conference 10:30am - Milford City Hall, 110 River Street, Milford. Hope you can make it, but if not, please help spread the word!
Such an amazing experience to [...]

On September 16th a Hartford jury acquitted a blogger of threatening and inciting violence against three state officials because, they told the media, the prosecution did not meet its burden of proof.
This blog post is not about that. It is about the laughingly incomplete description of S.B. 1098, the 2009 Bishop Removal Bill, given by [...]

Pro-family pastors, come join with Watchmen Pastors from across the New England states Tuesday October 5th from 9am to 2pm.
Make plans now to join Randy Wilson, National Director of Church Ministries at the Family Research Council, Paul Jehle Pastor of New Testament Chruch in Plymouth, MA, Bob Emrich pastor and NE Regional Representative for the [...]

Our friends at Citizens for Community Values of Connecticut are sponsoring a series of workshops on the Christian heritage of our region and how it continues to be rewritten by historical revisionists.  Each of these workshops is different so you can attend as many as you wish. It will be Oct. 14th-15th in Southington and [...]