At the very core of my outrage over this whole birth control/catholic bishop thing is the audacity a local priest had to demand first amendment rights for the church when agents of the catholic church are actively seeking to legislate against others' first amendment rights. Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion. Jesus did not legislate free will. I've found no where in the Gospel where he demanded that that the local governments of the towns he visited re-write their laws according to his word. So, bishops of the United States, if you are demanding your first amendment right, how can you, in good faith, seek to deny others theirs?
Part two: if you are a religious organization that takes federal money, you must obey federal law. You have the choice to take that money. No one is forcing you.
It's the hypocrisy, stupid.
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