02-07-2012, 05:19 PM
Unless I've misunderstood something, nobody is forcing catholics to use birth control or have abortions. Coverage under health plans is being forced. i'm not a theologian, but I doubt the Bible specifies what can and can't be covered in insurance policies.
Yes, some Catholics are going to be very much against this policy. However, its my experience that most Catholics lean liberal with their politics and openly disagree with their church on a number of topics.
This will pass rather quickly.
Yes, some Catholics are going to be very much against this policy. However, its my experience that most Catholics lean liberal with their politics and openly disagree with their church on a number of topics.
This will pass rather quickly.
cbelt3 wrote:
haikuman.. no arguments that the Church does not have clean hands. I'm afraid that the history of any organized religion is quite bloody.
And yet... The real argument is not over history, or child abuse, but over the constitutionality of forcing a religious organization to fund medical supplies that it believes unethical, and medical procedures that it finds anathema at its very core.
If this can happen, where are the limits ?
Can we force Jews to not circumcise ?
Can we force Muslims to eat Pork ?
Can we force Vegans to eat Meat ?
Can we force PETA members to wear Fur ?
and so on...