If you said "Roll back contraceptive coverage" in the "Friday" thread claim your prize

[SteveG]

I still think The Haircut Twins will be the story by Columbus Day.

[Ombligo]

Steve G. wrote:
I still think The Haircut Twins will be the story by Columbus Day.

Your making quite an assumption that there will even be a Columbus Day thanks to those two (and the one on the left is the scarier of the two)

[Pam]

bfd wrote:
[quote=Pam]
[quote=swampy]
Wow! So now it is wrong for business owners to have religious or moral belief involving birth control. I can't wait for the supremes to weigh in on this one (again).

Your religious beliefs are personal. A business is not a person and this idea that it should be treated as such is ludicrous. Look at Chick Fil A. They do it right. The owners have their religious beliefs but their business operates in the public realm and does not force the owners beliefs on employees or customers. Citizens United and rulings allowing closely held companies to operate as if they were individuals will eventually be overturned.
Well, partially true. If you want one of their sandwiches on a Sunday, you're out of luck. If you're a worker at the Fil-a, you can't get hours on Sundays. So they do kind of force their beliefs on the rest of us. It really shouldn't bother someone that a business won't bake their cake, or print their announcements, or cater their party. There are other vendors. Now if the "denial of service" comes from a public servant, or a school, or a physician, or something like that, then it really does feel different.
Business can set their own hours. Used to be that the Blue Laws kept just about everything closed on Sundays. Closed to all on one day may be rooted in religion but it's not unusual for many businesses to be closed on weekends or multiple days. My hair salon is closed Sun - Tues. Has nothing to do with religion.

[Lux Interior]

I'm sure swampy would also be a-ok with a Muslim employer requiring all employees to observe Sharia law.

[Lux Interior]

How about a Jewish employer requiring all employees circumcise their male offspring?

[Dennis S]

Lux Interior wrote:
I'm sure swampy would also be a-ok with a Muslim employer requiring all employees to observe Sharia law.

She probably would. It's not a lot different than American Fundamentalist Christian Law.

[SteveG]

Lux Interior wrote:
How about a Jewish employer requiring all employees circumcise their male offspring?

Why only do that when adult male circumcision can be easily covered?

[bfd]

pdq wrote:
[quote=bfd]
[sarcasm] It really shouldn't bother someone that a business won't bake their cake, or print their announcements, or cater their party. There are other vendors.[/sarcasm]

So, a "whites only" sign on a restaurant shouldn't bother us, if there's another restaurant down the street?
One could take it literally … and that was kinda the point. It's an argument bfd's heard on numerous occasions. Really needs the second part, though, since that's what typically comes next. Certain classes can do as they please, but others can't.

[$tevie]

The ACLU is taking it to court. Trump is certainly keeping those folks busy.