Obama's Attack on Religious Liberty

"Just recently, the Obama Administration announced that the Affordable Healthcare Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare, requires that employers pay for [insurance including] contraception, including abortifacients, and that Catholic institutions are not exempt from this requirement. ...

In the administration's twisted way of thinking, contraception is 'preventive care' that helps prevent illness in the same way that cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes screening do -- even though pregnancy is the means by which life is perpetuated and the species' existence continued.

Even worse is the willful refusal to accommodate the beliefs of the nation's largest religious body. [HHS Secretary Kathleen] Sibelius defended the decision as 'striking the appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventive services.' This is the same Kathleen Sibelius who told the crowd of abortion supporters at a NARAL fund-raiser, 'we are at war' over the 'pregnancy prevention' issue. This the same Kathleen Sibelius whose department has issued hundreds of waivers for plans that fail to meet other Health and Human Service standards, including those offered by McDonalds.

'Appropriate balance,' my foot! Every Christian, not just Catholics, should be outraged by the Obama Administration's decision. The regulations represent a move to define religious liberty in the narrowest possible terms."

--author Chuck Colson