Render unto Caesar
Submitted by James on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:14am
The latest tempest in the GOP tea cup is the concern that government is imposing rules on religions. At issue is the claim that health plans offered by religious organizations must cover contraceptives in the same way that other prescriptions are covered.
That claim is a lie. Religious organizations that want to be exempted from the contraception requirements already get those exemptions easily.
But given the brouhaha, it's clear that more clarity is in order. The time has come to defund all religions completely. They should have full freedom to do whatever they want, and should receive no grants, no matching funds, no tax exemptions, no nothing from taxpayers. And along the way, we can also agree to ban prayers in public schools or public meetings, gods on coins, mangers in front of court houses, and any involvement whatsoever by religions in official government affairs.
If religions want to be free from the burdens of government policy, let them be free from government funding too. Let's draw a bright line between Caesar and god. Never the twain shall meet.
Obama caves to religious pressure?
but it won't be enough to satisfy the zealots who prefer pedophilia to contraception.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
Obama "caves" to the religious fascists
Obama doesn't so much cave as he moves exactly where he wants to.
There was an easy "no" to this.
Nobama.
Well, the Catholic Church is all aflutter...
anything to divert attention from their pedophiles. It's quite entertaining to think of a bunch of hairy old white men, generally, telling women what to do with their bodies and how to do it. Sorta reminds me of the NC GOP legislators. I suspect they'll get a signal from most women voters in November....an extended middle finger. The church...well...you don't see people in the streets supporting it do we?
Stan Bozarth
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