I am SO disgusted with our media and liberal comedians right now.
In case you don't follow politics, part of the Obama Health Care plan that is to take affect next year violates the exercise of religious freedom. If a business person believes that birth control is wrong (as do Catholics and a few Protestants), he/she will be REQUIRED by law to purchase health care that includes the cost of contraceptives to your employees. The simple thing would be to make it like a dental or vision plan where the employee can have the option of purchasing it on their own, at their own expense, but NO. According to Obamacare, the employer MUST provide it with the portion of healthcare they partially pay for. Failure to provide such healthcare will result in a daily, substantial fine (until the business either agrees or is bankrupt.)
This past week at a hearing in front of a Congressional Committee, a group of religious leaders who would be impacted by this ruling, presented their cases. They were belittled and ridiculed by many congressmen of this committee. One committee member even walked out because there weren't enough women on the panels presenting their case opposing birth control. NOTE: not enough women, not NO women.
Ever since this event, the media has been laughing and mocking that a group of men are trying to do away with birth control under the guise of religious liberty. It's a lie. They're not trying to ban birth control. They're simply saying they don't want to pay for it because they don't believe in it. Let the employees purchase it themselves if they feel that strongly about it. They are also saying NO women were present at the meeting. (Saturday Night Live even went so far as to do a skit on it.) There were two women on the panel:
In case you don't follow politics, part of the Obama Health Care plan that is to take affect next year violates the exercise of religious freedom. If a business person believes that birth control is wrong (as do Catholics and a few Protestants), he/she will be REQUIRED by law to purchase health care that includes the cost of contraceptives to your employees. The simple thing would be to make it like a dental or vision plan where the employee can have the option of purchasing it on their own, at their own expense, but NO. According to Obamacare, the employer MUST provide it with the portion of healthcare they partially pay for. Failure to provide such healthcare will result in a daily, substantial fine (until the business either agrees or is bankrupt.)
This past week at a hearing in front of a Congressional Committee, a group of religious leaders who would be impacted by this ruling, presented their cases. They were belittled and ridiculed by many congressmen of this committee. One committee member even walked out because there weren't enough women on the panels presenting their case opposing birth control. NOTE: not enough women, not NO women.
Ever since this event, the media has been laughing and mocking that a group of men are trying to do away with birth control under the guise of religious liberty. It's a lie. They're not trying to ban birth control. They're simply saying they don't want to pay for it because they don't believe in it. Let the employees purchase it themselves if they feel that strongly about it. They are also saying NO women were present at the meeting. (Saturday Night Live even went so far as to do a skit on it.) There were two women on the panel:
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Oklahoma Christian University
Medical Director
Calvin College Health Services
who both feel that this requirement is a violation of religious freedom. Note both are Protestant, not Catholic. Pay attention to the fact that one is a medical doctor and the other has a doctorate degree. Lastly, both women represent employees that do not classify as churches but would be detrimentally impacted by this ruling.
Personally, I am not Catholic and I do not have a problem with birth control. But I DO have a problem when the government starts telling people they have to live in violation of their religious beliefs. Would a Muslim or Jewish student be required to eat non-kosher food from a school cafeteria? Are Muslim girls forced to wear shorts in a co-ed gym class? Will Protestant churches be forced to hire a secretary who is an openly-practicing homosexual or Hindu temples required to hire receptionists who are evangelical Protestants in the name of diversity?
All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing.
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