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So, correct me if I'm wrong here.<br>
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There is absolutely nothing stopping employees of these companies
from buying and using contraception, right? All they have to do is
pay for it themselves. If they think that is too onerous a
burden, they can switch jobs to a company whose owners do not have
strong religious views on the subject.<br>
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Why should an employer have to pay for something they find
objectionable on religious grounds? I admit I skimmed the ruling,
but they seemed to be talking about family-owned for-profit
private corporations that professed to following a religious
ideology and that they objected to the "morning after" pill which
in their view is equivalent to abortion (and therefore murder)
because they believe that life begins at conception.<br>
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I don't see whose rights are being trampled here. Is there a
right that states that people who want to use contraception should
be able to make someone else foot the bill for it?<br>
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I get that having contraception more freely available is a good
thing, I really do, but I can also see the point made by those who
think that some kinds of contraception are morally wrong.<br>
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Look, I hate the Windows 8 operating system with a passion. If
someone was forcing me to pay for people to install it on their
machines, I would object. If the court sided in my favor, would
you really construe this as me forcing my operating system
prejudices on everyone else? It would strike me as being the
exact opposite.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 06/30/2014 06:49 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br>
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"The Supreme Court made a grave
error today. The balance between religious freedom and other
compelling interests has always been tenuous, but we may
very well remember today’s decision as the moment that
balance was radically recalibrated. Not only has the Court,
for the first time in history, expanded the definition of
religious freedom to include for-profit corporate entities,
it has determined that the free exercise of those employers
outweighs that of their employees. The First Amendment is at
its best when it is used to protect the rights of minorities
from the whims of the powerful. Today’s decision, which
gives the powerful the right to force their religious
beliefs on those around them, is a far cry from the best
traditions of religious freedom."</span></div>
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href="http://www.interfaithalliance.org/the-news/press-releases/603-interfaith-alliance-says-the-supreme-court-made-a-grave-error-in-hobby-lobby-decision">http://www.interfaithalliance.org/the-news/press-releases/603-interfaith-alliance-says-the-supreme-court-made-a-grave-error-in-hobby-lobby-decision</a></div>
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style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya
'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div>
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<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span
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Cares" </span></div>
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Idaho</span></div>
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