Catholic heavyweights challenge Obama rule on contraception

[gerryh]

I wondered how long it would take before they took this to court.


First Read - Catholic heavyweights challenge Obama rule on contraception

 

[TenPenny]

It's rather a moot point, since none of the faithful would actually use the contraception anyway.

 

[gerryh]

it's the thin edge of the wedge. What else will the government decide a religious institution can and can't do?

 

[Tonington]

It's rather a moot point, since none of the faithful would actually use the contraception anyway.

It's a moot point because after the uproar, Obama compromised and is now requiring the insurance provider to cover the cost. Religious organizations don't have to pay a single cent. So how could they successfully sue for a mandate that" requires religious organizations to include the cost of birth control to their employees’ health insurance" when that mandate doesn't exist?

 

[TenPenny]

it's the thin edge of the wedge. What else will the government decide a religious institution can and can't do?

Pay taxes?

 

[captain morgan]

It's a moot point because after the uproar, Obama compromised and is now requiring the insurance provider to cover the cost. Religious organizations don't have to pay a single cent. So how could they successfully sue for a mandate that" requires religious organizations to include the cost of birth control to their employees’ health insurance" when that mandate doesn't exist?

The cost of the contraception is ancillary to the argument. It appears that the groups challenging the requirement are doing so on the grounds that the freedom to practice their religion is being obstructed.

The slope is pretty slippery on this one and extends far beyond just religion

 

[gerryh]

It's a moot point because after the uproar, Obama compromised and is now requiring the insurance provider to cover the cost. Religious organizations don't have to pay a single cent. So how could they successfully sue for a mandate that" requires religious organizations to include the cost of birth control to their employees’ health insurance" when that mandate doesn't exist?

Its not about cost, dummy.

 

[Tonington]

Its not about cost, dummy.

There is no requirement for religious organizations to provide coverage for the things they object to. Insurance coverage typically involves a cost...but you can ignore the cost part if you wish, in the end it doesn't matter how you want to phrase it. The onus was shifted to insurance providers.