To those concerned about President Obama’s so-called ‘accommodation’ on the birth control issue, the Obama plan was yet another striking example of government gone completely amuck under a man too arrogant to fully understand the term ‘conscience.’
What else but blind arrogance would cause a supposed intellectual to propose that Catholic concern about mandated coverage for contraception services could be assuaged by simply forcing private insurers to pay for services which offend the conscience of millions of Catholic faithful?
In simple terms even Obama should be able to grasp, the issue is NOT about money! Rather, it is about the intrinsic, spiritual value of human life and the moral obligation to keep government from interfering with the domain of life, which is, or should be, the exclusive property of God.
According to many Catholics, the practice of contraception is evil and wrong, regardless of who picks up the tab!
How in hell can that concept be so difficult for the “smartest man in America” to grasp?
As reported at the reference, in part, Obama’s stupid attempt to sweep the issue under the rug was smacked down by Catholic bishops:
“Catholic bishops said Friday night that they would not support the Obama administration's proposed compromise on a controversial rule that requires most employers to fully cover contraception in their workers' health plans.Given the fact that Obama is not a Catholic, his confusion is somewhat understandable.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which had led opposition to the regulation, issued a statement saying that they didn't believe their concerns were addressed by a new policy offered by President Barack Obama on Friday morning to allow religious employers who object to the use of birth control to turn over responsibility for covering it to insurance companies.
Under the new policy, religious employers that don't want to offer contraception could exclude it from their policies.
Insurance companies instead would be required to provide access to contraception for plan participants who wanted it, without explicitly charging either the religious employer or worker.”
Still, the Vice President Catholic as is the Minority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
How is it that neither Joe Biden nor Nancy Pelosi has been able to rescue Barack Obama from this quagmire of religious bigotry?
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