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bodies.
             “Let me just say this to America about the religious
organizations which I expect to assail our policy. We should not forget that
domestic policy in this country is set by the people who elect those of us who
hold public office, not by appointed religious leaders. In America we have the
right to worship inside the church,
mosque or synagogue, but we don’t have the right to tell others what to do outside of those religious buildings.
Anyone who thinks otherwise is out of step with this Administration and we
won’t abide such thinking. Not on my watch.”  
             Within forty-eight hours, several lawsuits had been filed
challenging the President’s newly announced abortion coverage mandate. None of
the law firms preparing and filing their briefs, however, gave their clients
any hope that the Supreme Court would reverse the President’s mandate requiring
religious institutions to provide abortion coverage to their employees. Thus,
America entered a new era of denial of religious rights, promulgated by the
executive branch, ignored by the legislative branch and affirmed by the
judicial branch; all very legal and all very wrong.

6
    Home
of John and Debbie Madison
    Tyler,
Texas
             It was now three weeks since John Madison’s announcement as a
candidate for Governor of the Republic of Texas. The early response to the
announcement was overwhelming. The Madisons’ family room table was buried under
newspaper and magazine articles sent to them from friends and supporters across
the nation, even from around the world. John’s promise to remove Texas from the
union captured widespread attention. Their favorite was an article from a
newspaper in Japan sent to them by Debbie’s niece who was a missionary outside
Tokyo. The paper featured a color front page picture of the couple making their
Austin announcement, though the words were in Japanese.
             John and Debbie had just finished dinner when the phone call
came from Chuck Webster, John’s long-time friend and attorney who had helped
him make it through his testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary of the
United States Senate. Chuck asked if John and Debbie were available for him to
drop over and “chat”. They were. Both liked and admired Chuck, not only for his
legal knowledge, but his courage in taking on institutions that abused
Christians in the workplace.
             Once Chuck Webster had arrived at the Madisons’ home, he
wasted no time in telling them why he had dropped by to chat. “Debbie. John. I
take no pleasure in what I’m about to
share with you….”
             “ Oh ,” Debbie
asked, “is everything alright at home ?
With Dianna?”
             “No, it’s nothing like that. I’m here to talk about the two
of you …..You probably don’t know it, but I’m quite close to a federal agent
with whom I attended college. We played soccer together. He was best man at our
wedding. A good guy.”
             John inquired, “Do you mind if I ask which agency?”
             “I wish I could say, but, as you’ll soon understand, I just
can’t divulge where he’s currently working. His offices are in DC. He’s close
to the top of his division within his agency. One of only a small handful of
law enforcement types at his level in the federal government. That’s really
about all I can say. Sorry.”
             “ Wow, Chuck,
you’re making this sound serious .
What’s up?”
             “Serious is an understatement .
My friend was in a room in DC last week when you and your candidacy came up and
both were extensively discussed .”
             “Got their attention ,
huh? It’s about time. They certainly got my attention when they arrested me here at my home and then locked me up in a
federal pen in Oregon. Hours away from Debbie.”
             “Technically, John it wasn’t a penitentiary, it was a
minimum