(February 15, 2012 at 9:10 pm)Undeceived Wrote: This is not only about what to offer. This is about being forced to put money into something you don't believe in.
I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize I was talking to a Christian. Sorry - the government shouldn't be about "belief".
Quote:Would you like, say, your money going to a Christian missionary association because the government deems the spreading of Christianity in Muslim countries a way of making peace?No, because our government is supposed to be secular, and we have secular ways of making peace. Irrelevant.
Quote:Birth control does not aid a medical condition. It is purely optional.http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/f...ill?page=2
Both pages. I realize that you probably don't think any of those are "necessary" but then again you probably don't bleed out of your vagina every month by the way you're talking.
Quote: No one needs it, so why should an organization be required to offer it, and in the meantime cater to people's lack of sexual self-control?
Really? You think denial of contraceptives helps people's "lack of sexual self-control"? You've got to be goddamn kidding me.
Quote: I personally believe birth control is all well and good, but you have to respect people's right not to pay for something they believe to be on par with murder (all sins being equal).You have to respect a person's right to get adequate health care coverage even if they work for an organization that doesn't share their exact values.
Quote:If Obama let it pass, Catholics would be putting money in offering plates knowing a fraction of what they give is going to exactly what the priest says not to give to. Priest: "If you feel moved by God, please give. Remember, 1% of everything will be put to contraceptives, but another 1% will be put to printing anti-contraceptive pamphlets.Don't give money.
I give money every week to shit I don't necessarily agree with. It's called being a citizen of this country and paying taxes to belong to this club. And if I do that, I damn well want the options that other citizens get.
Wait till we start taxing these rich and greedy motherfuckers - birth control will seem like a morning fart compared to that shit storm.