Top Obama political advisor defends administration birth control rule
February 7, 2012 at 2:03 am in Grand Forks Herald
David Axelrod concedes the move has caused a rift between the White House and the Roman Catholic Church. And he’s urging people to “lower our voices” and get together on a way to phase in the new policy over the next year and a half. Continue Reading
See my comments on this topic written in response to Senator Hoeven’s Op Ed piece today: http://topics.areavoices.com/2012/02/07/u-s-sen-john-hoeven-column-reverse-obamas-religious-freedom-infringement/
The catholic bishops should be ashamed of themselves for their dishonesty and distortions.
There’s a simple fix for these issues: end all taxpayer support of “faith-based” organizations. Ending the ridiculous tax exemptions for religion wouldn’t hurt either.
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We will not sit down and shut up. We will defend our constitutional rights.
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…and of course, we know you won’t shut up solon. Once again, if you want to peddle your dogma at will, then give up the taxpayer money you are using to do it. Maybe use all those millions that the US Council of Catholic Bishops, and the Knights of Columbus are using to lobby in DC instead.
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This has nothing to do with taxpayer money. All religious institutions, apart from an actual church, must pay for contraception and even abortion. Even if they get no federal money. This is a violation of the 1st amendment.
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The FFRF says it all very eloquently: http://ffrf.org/news/releases/catholic-bishops-go-after-womens-right-to-contraception/
The really sickening aspect is that politicians who have been shouting loudest about the need for fidelity to the constitution — are also the ones yelling loudest in support of this clear instance of trying to violate it!
It’s called “hypocrisy!”
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Rationality trumps politics:
http://www.religionnews.com/press-releases/major-mainstream-religious-leaders-support-white-house-on-contraceptive-cov
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/why-white-house-sees-political-opportunity-in-the-contraception-battle/2012/02/07/gIQAZ9hryQ_blog.html
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The 1st amendment protects views that you disagree with or does it? That is the question.
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