ANY PORT IN A STORM
In one of the most unintentionally hilarious stories I’ve seen in a very long time, someone named Amanda Terkelof the Huffington Post claims that certain “religious leaders” vigorously support our idiot president’s recent decision to relieve himself all over the free exercise clause of the First Amendment:
A group of religious organizations Monday thanked President Obama for his administration’s recent decision on contraception, hoping to bring attention to religious pro-choice voices and to show that not all people of faith disagree with the new law.
Seven religious leaders from the Jewish, Unitarian, Baptist and other faiths addressed a letter to Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. All are members of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a which includes more than 40 denominations and faith groups to promote education and issues of reproductive choice.
“We believe that all women deserve access to affordable birth control, regardless of their employer, and we hope that, in the future, HHS will expand the same preventive coverage to women across the board,” they wrote in the letter, obtained by The Huffington Post.
“As clergy, we are committed to upholding the important goals of reproductive justice and health, empowering women and men to make decisions about whether and when to have and bear children within their own moral and religious tradition, and assuring them the means and ability to raise their children in a safe and healthy environment. Access to reproductive health services recognizes a moral value embraced across the religious spectrum. We thank you for your decision supporting the fundamental value of reproductive health to women and families.”
Religious “leaders,” Gracie? Not so much. As the story notes, all these people are part of the Pseudo-Religious Coalition For Making Sure That You Don’t Have To Live With The Consequences Of Your Actions. But if you read the letter(it’s at the link), you’ll discover that it was signed by four ministers, two rabbis and someone with the ”Justice & Witness Ministries” of the United Church of the Zeitgeist, all acting in their “individual capacities.”
I can see it now. Some liberal Catholic puts down his Matthew Fox or his Joan Chittister, takes a sip of his Brunello and fires off an e-mail to our idiot president vigorously supporting the idea of the government forcing the Roman Catholic Church toworship Caesar provide contraceptive services. If some other Huffington Post airhead heard about it, the headline of her story the next day would read, “Prominent Catholic Leader Dissents From Bishops’ Contraception Stance.”
Props to Damian.
A group of religious organizations Monday thanked President Obama for his administration’s recent decision on contraception, hoping to bring attention to religious pro-choice voices and to show that not all people of faith disagree with the new law.
Seven religious leaders from the Jewish, Unitarian, Baptist and other faiths addressed a letter to Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. All are members of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a which includes more than 40 denominations and faith groups to promote education and issues of reproductive choice.
“We believe that all women deserve access to affordable birth control, regardless of their employer, and we hope that, in the future, HHS will expand the same preventive coverage to women across the board,” they wrote in the letter, obtained by The Huffington Post.
“As clergy, we are committed to upholding the important goals of reproductive justice and health, empowering women and men to make decisions about whether and when to have and bear children within their own moral and religious tradition, and assuring them the means and ability to raise their children in a safe and healthy environment. Access to reproductive health services recognizes a moral value embraced across the religious spectrum. We thank you for your decision supporting the fundamental value of reproductive health to women and families.”
Religious “leaders,” Gracie? Not so much. As the story notes, all these people are part of the Pseudo-Religious Coalition For Making Sure That You Don’t Have To Live With The Consequences Of Your Actions. But if you read the letter(it’s at the link), you’ll discover that it was signed by four ministers, two rabbis and someone with the ”Justice & Witness Ministries” of the United Church of the Zeitgeist, all acting in their “individual capacities.”
I can see it now. Some liberal Catholic puts down his Matthew Fox or his Joan Chittister, takes a sip of his Brunello and fires off an e-mail to our idiot president vigorously supporting the idea of the government forcing the Roman Catholic Church to
Props to Damian.
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