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CHURCHES MUST PAY BIRTH CONTROL: COURT
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| 10/20/06
Posted on 10/20/2006 6:40:09 AM PDT by presidio9
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To: TruthWillWin
The Catholic church's stance on no contraceptives is confusing to me. How can one be against abortion yet not allow contraceptives? Contraceptives should be one acceptable tool used to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. So, since the advent of cheap and effective birth control the number of abortions has plummeted, right?
Or is it possible your thinking is superficial?
SD
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To: Suzy Quzy
MUSLIM Taxi Drivers do NOT have to take people with seeing eye dogs or someone who has is carrying a bottle of wine This is the third time I have seen this point made recently. I can assure you it is an urban legend.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:35:18 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
To: Red Badger
Bill of Rights Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..
what i'm asking is, since marriage is a religious establishment, do you also oppose constitutional ammendments (state or federal) banning gay marriage?
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:36:44 AM PDT
by
absolootezer0
("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
To: longtermmemmory
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:37:52 AM PDT
by
Jaded
("I have a mustard- seed; and I am not afraid to use it."- Joseph Ratzinger)
To: longtermmemmory
ther ARE some non birth control reasons to take the birth control pills. (thyroid, painful periods etc) This reminds me of my Jewish girlfriends in high school who all got nose jobs because they had "sinus issues." Riiiiiight...
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:38:13 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
To: Talking_Mouse
Thank you for pointing that out. I use birth control pills because I became anemic due to excessively long periods. I know several other women who are using birthcontol pills for similar reasons. That's not what this issue is about. Those who may have legitimate medical reasons are caught in the crossfire.
That sucks, but that's life.
SD
To: EnochPowellWasRight
Basically, whatever current
bien pensant leftist opinion is shared by a temporary majority of justices is a value "enshrined" in the Constitution.
How much longer do they think the rest of us are going to put up with this BS? They don't seem to realize that they are not only making fools of themselves but making a mockery of the Constitution.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:38:58 AM PDT
by
pierrem15
(Charles Martel: past and future of France)
To: absolootezer0
what i'm asking is, since marriage is a religious establishment, do you also oppose constitutional ammendments (state or federal) banning gay marriage? What "religion" established gay marriage and from the back of which comic book did they get their divinity degree?
SD
To: mysngrace
I said the decision was idiotic. Indded you did. I'm not sure that 'idiotic' is quite a strong enough condemnation of the decision, but it certainly addresses one problem with it.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:40:35 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: therut
You are referring to "Cafeteria Catholics." If you choose not to follow the Church's teachings to the letter of the law, then you are following some unnamed Catholic-like religion which you have invented for yourself.
You can run to third base when you get a hit, but you are no longer playing baseball.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:40:48 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
To: Talking_Mouse
you're talking about the difference between legitimate medical usage and volutary usage.
kinda like the difference between reconstructive plastic surgery after an accident, and getting a boob job or a tummy tuck.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:42:01 AM PDT
by
absolootezer0
("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
To: pierrem15
Catholic charities should move their bank accounts out of the state and ignore the ruling.
Come on DOWN - Welcome to Alabama!
To: SoothingDave
my point is, marriage is a religious establishment. government shouldn't regulate it, the church should.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:44:16 AM PDT
by
absolootezer0
("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
To: presidio9
This happened in Minneapolis and is happening in London....what makes you think it's a myth?
To: Suzy Quzy
In the end, people realize that Catholics aren't going to start beheading those who offend them.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:48:08 AM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: absolootezer0
my point is, marriage is a religious establishment. government shouldn't regulate it, the church should. The Church does, but it also operates under the auspices of the state.
Marriage serves a secular function as well, and I don't just mean paying different tax rates.
Children born in marriage are better achievers in all types of socially-desireable ways, from attending college to avoiding drug abuse. Likewise marriage settles in law paternity of chidren and provides social boundaries (you don't mess with someone's wife) which promotes social order.
So it is religious, but there is also a secular social interest in marriage.
SD
To: presidio9
"The court said the fact that the organizations hire employees outside their faith "
Why would they do that?
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:49:33 AM PDT
by
monday
To: presidio9
Because I live in NYC. I have drank in cabs morre times than you can count. I see dogs get into and out of cabs all the time. And not just seeing-eye dogs. And I think it's fair to say that most of our drivers at this point are muslim.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:49:46 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
To: therut
Sigh. My sister doesn't understand health savings accounts. I tried to explain it to her, but she is fixated on losing her insurance. I told her to bring me the explanation the archdiocese gave her and I would go over it with her. I hope she does so, because she is making herself sick thinking that she won't have insurance.
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posted on
10/20/2006 7:50:22 AM PDT
by
Miss Marple
(Lord, please look over Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)
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