Mitt Romney is vociferously attacking a provision in Obamacare requiring religious employers to cover birth control in employee health plans — but the healthcare bill he enacted as governor of Massachusetts also contained that requirement.
C.J. Doyle, executive director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, told the Boston Globe that Romney’s criticism of President Obama is hypocritical because as governor he did not lift the state-level requirement of contraception coverage.
“The initial injury to Catholic religious freedom came not from the Obama administration, but from the Romney administration,” Doyle said.
“President Obama’s plan certainly constitutes an assault on the constitutional rights of Catholics, but I’m not sure Gov. Romney is in a position to assert that, given his own very mixed record on this.”
On a presidential campaign swing in Colorado, Romney told a crowd on Monday night that the Obama administration “said that the churches and institutions they run such as schools and adoptions agencies, hospitals, that they have to provide for their employees free of charge contraceptives, morning after pills, in other words abortive pills, and the like, at no cost.
“Think what that does to people who are in faiths that do not share those views. This is a violation of conscience.”
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If a church says it doesn't believe in social security can it refuse to take it out of employee checks?
ReplyDeleteAnd one of the saddest things about Washington violating Catholic Conscience is that Biden is part of the Wilmington Diocese that represents this region and where is he?
ReplyDeleteThe Catholic Church shouldn't be forced in to violating their fundamental beliefs about life. I've heard the argument that some Catholics use birth control and why that might be true, the Catholic church as an entity would be forced to foot the bill for procedures they don't agree with.
Obamacare is unconstitutional as it is. This is just another section of how big government is extending it's reach in to our rights. What's next America? I love how everyone is sitting by letting everything our ancestors fought for just slip away!
Muslims are forbidden by the Koran to pay interest (RIBA) on transactions, they are often given exemption in this country from paying interest (considered "usury")on any money transaction(Credit cards, mortagages etc.). But Catholics are being forced to go against their beliefs. Is it not obvious YET what is taking place with the Obama regime people? Are there STILL those of you who can't see this for what it is?
ReplyDeleteThe left always attacks the church accusing them of violating the separation of church and state which is not a law or in the constitution but now we have the government trying to break up the church.
ReplyDelete11:24 You’re obviously too dumb to differentiate the things of Caesar and the things of God.
ReplyDeleteYou obviously think that Obama and Godless liberals in government and the Supreme Court are Deity. Hopefully you’re not old and ignorant!
Romney care is legal,stupid but legal under states rights, Obama-care is unconstitutional period.
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