Roughly 2,000 years ago the Roman emperors, the Caesars, who were dictators, demanded that the Roman people say, "Hail Caesar" while throwing incense on a fire to indicate their worship of him. The early Christians refused to do that as it constituted worshiping a false god. The result often was martyrdom.

Soon the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on whether or not, at the behest of President Obama, to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to violate the religious principles of the Catholic Church by providing their employees with contraception and abortifacient items to prevent pregnancy. And it will most likely be approved. When the Church refuses will there be astronomical fines and or incarceration? It will be the first violation of our Constitution in the history of our country regarding the separation of Church and State, but certainly not the last.

Just prior to his first inauguration he said something to the effect that he was going to change our country in a very basic way. That will be true if the Supreme Court rules in favor.

Robert Wade

North Stonington