Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota on Defeat of Amendment G
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota on Defeat of Amendment G
Vote NO on Measure 29
Measure 29 threatens human health, undermines the common good South Dakota voters are once again being asked to decide on the legalization of recreational marijuana. One of the enduring myths of contemporary culture is that marijuana is a harmless drug. Yet evidence from states that have gone down the Read more…
Clergy Resources Amendment G
AMENDMENT G Text of Amendment G https://sdcatholicconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TEXT.2024.ABORTION.AMENDMENT.pdf Diocese of Sioux Falls Respect Life webpage https://www.sfcatholic.org/respectlife/ Pastoral Letter on the Abortion Amendment: “Bearing the Face of Jesus” https://sdcatholicconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PASTORAL.LIFE_.pdf Resolution of the South Dakota Legislature on Amendment G https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/265688.pdf Tri-fold brochure on abortion amendment (SD Catholic Conference) Amendment G trifold for distribution Read more…
Joint Statement of the Spiritual Leaders of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of South Dakota on the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision
Joint Statement of the Spiritual Leaders of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of South Dakota on the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision
Joint Statement of the Spiritual Leaders of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of South Dakota on Ballot Measure to Legalize Marijuana
Joint Statement of the Spiritual Leaders of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of South Dakota on Ballot Measure to Legalize Marijuana
Joint Statement of the Spiritual Leaders of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of South Dakota on Certification of Abortion Amendment
Joint Statement of the Spiritual Leaders of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of South Dakota on Certification of Abortion Amendment
House Bill 1178
The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports House Bill 1178, which will prohibit the use of state-owned facilities or public moneys to support or facilitate obscene live conduct at public universities under the control of the Board of Regents. Public authorities should work to uphold morality, rather than undermining it by Read more…
House Bill 1217
The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports House Bill 1217, a bill that would give county and municipal governments the ability to restrict or prohibit the placement of video lottery machines within the boundaries of a local jurisdiction. While games of chance are not intrinsically evil or unjust, gambling becomes morally Read more…
Senate Bill 216
The South Dakota Catholic Conference opposes Senate Bill 216, which would permit medical providers to prescribe puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones to minors, for the purpose of making an individual appear to be a sex that is not consistent with his or her biological sex. SB 216 would partially repeal Read more…
Senate Bill 210
The South Dakota Catholic Conference opposes Senate Bill 210, which proposes to legalize abortion throughout pregnancy and repeal most of the pro-life laws enacted in South Dakota during the last several decades. In the encyclical Evangelium Vitae (62), St. Pope John Paul II stated: “…direct abortion… always constitutes a grave Read more…
House Bill 1257
The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports passage of House Bill 1257, a measure that would require websites containing material harmful to minors to implement age verification procedures to prevent access by those under the age of 18. The Church teaches that pornography “does grave injury to the dignity of its Read more…
House Bill 1150
The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports House Bill 1150, which would allow local governments to exercise control over the presence and operation of commercial medical marijuana establishments within their jurisdictions. The Church teaches, “The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on Read more…
Senate Bill 192
The South Dakota Catholic Conference opposes passage of Senate Bill 192, a bill that would double the amount of money that can be spent on a video lottery machine game, from two dollars to four dollars, and increase the award amount per bet from $1,000 to $2,000. While games of Read more…
Senate Bill 109
The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports passage of Senate Bill 109, legislation that proposes a provisional repeal of the death penalty. In his landmark encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), St. Pope John Paul II explained the Church’s teaching on criminal punishments: “Public authority must redress the violation of Read more…
House Concurrent Resolution 6008
The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports House Concurrent Resolution 6008, a measure that expresses the legislature’s opposition to an initiated measure that would add a “right to abortion” to the state constitution of South Dakota. HCR 6008 recognizes that the right to life is the “most basic and fundamental right”, Read more…
Senate Bill 72
The South Dakota Catholic Conference supports Senate Bill 72, a measure to raise the cap on South Dakota’s tax-credit K-12 scholarship program to $5 million. The program is currently capped at $3.5 million. The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council taught, “Parents who have the primary and inalienable right and Read more…
Bulletin Announcement Series
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Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota on the Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota on the Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
F&P Episode 115: South Dakota’s Pivotal Moment on Abortion
South Dakota’s 2023 legislative session marked the first time that state lawmakers had gathered since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its June 24, 2022 decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and restored to the states the ability to set their own public policy on abortion. Host Michael Pauley is joined by Dale Bartscher, the Executive Director of South Dakota Right to Life, for a discussion on how state lawmakers responded to the Dobbs decision, and how South Dakota’s pro-life community is responding to a citizen-initiated amendment that proposes to create an unlimited right to abortion in the state constitution.
F&P Episode 114: Obscenity and the First Amendment
During the 2023 legislative session, South Dakota lawmakers introduced five different bills that sought to regulate the spread of obscenity, especially by limiting the access of minors to harmful materials. Despite a growing public awareness of the harms caused by obscene material and programs, not one of the anti-obscenity bills made it through the legislature. Michael Pauley is joined by Norman Woods of the South Dakota Family Heritage Alliance to discuss the debate surrounding obscenity laws, the role of the courts and their interpretation of the First Amendment, and the surprising involvement of South Dakota’s public-school establishment in opposing anti-obscenity legislation.