Thanks J.k. Miles for putting this out there. If employer X refuses to buy A for employee Y, X is not, not, NOT thereby preventing Y from having A. If X has religious beliefs on the basis of which X refuses to buy A for Y, X is not--contrary to the very words used by the host of the NPR show I was listening to--forcing employees to live in accordance with their employers religious beliefs. You should pause for a second and read that again. Think about it. Let it soak in. We live in a society where the host of a national radio show, on a network that is widely respected as a source for thoughtful, intelligent commentary, can speak of the refusal to pay for some kinds of birth control (4 out of 20!) as equivalent to forcing another person to live in accordance with ones religious beliefs. Friends, this is lunacy. The basic point Im making here should be obvious. No, it *is* obvious. It is painfully obvious. Its a matter of basic English and rudimentary logic. This kind of thing has got to stop. Please. Anyone who says that Hobby Lobby is denying women access to birth control (and people really do say this! like, people who went to college! people who are serious presidential candidates!) is guilty of either extraordinary ignorance or willful dishonesty. Either way, such statements are harmful to our political discourse. Please stop saying such things, and please dont let others get away with saying them either.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:34:01 +0000
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