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syncretic  ·  4405 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hobby Lobby Will Defy Contraception Mandate, Others May Follow

    Would you have a problem if the federal government required you to purchase goods or services that you believe to be immoral and against your most deeply held beliefs? That is precisely what is happening to Hobby Lobby right now. If this stands, what will keep this from happening to you?

This is a classic "slippery slope" argument, and it doesn't hold up. The government is not violating Hobby Lobby's religious freedoms - for one thing, Hobby Lobby is a corporation, and doesn't have religious rights (don't get me started on the whole "a corporation is a person" bullshit). A corporation in this country is required to provide health insurance for its employees under Obamacare. That health insurance happens to include coverage for the morning after pill and other birth control. While I am personally against abortion, the people in charge of that company are willfully violating the law, and in my opinion, should be prosecuted. The gub'ment isn't going to come into your home and force you to buy morning after pills for your daughter.

By the way, I think this is a very interesting discussion, and I would have shared your post, but I really don't like the religious conservative blog you linked. I would have rather read one of the numerous legitimate news articles about this subject instead.