Amish, Muslims to be excused from Obamacare mandate?

American Thinker ^ | March 26, 2010 | WordWayze

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EMAIL FRIEND | PRINT ARTICLE | 45 COMMENTS | SHARE March 24, 2010 Amish, Muslims to be excused from Obamacare mandate? WordWayze The Senate health care bill just signed contains some exemptions to the "pay-or-play" mandate requiring purchase of Obamacare-approved health insurance or payment of a penalty fine. As Fox News has pointed out, for instance, the Amish are excused from the mandate:

So while most Americans would be required to sign up with insurance companies or government insurance plans, the church would serve as something of an informal insurance plan for the Amish.

Law experts say that kind of exemption withstands scrutiny.

"Here the statute is going to say that people who are conscientiously opposed to paying for health insurance don't have to do it where the conscientious objection arises from religion," said Mark Tushnet a Harvard law professor. "And that's perfectly constitutional."

Apparently, this exemption will apply similarly to believers in Islam, which considers health insurance - and, for that matter, any form of risk insurance - to be haraam (forbidden).

[Mr. K]

it looks like it will really pay to convert to islam, wont it

or amish

[Danae]

I wonder who WordWayze is.....

“WordWayze is the nom de plume of a freelance writer and political pundit who would prefer not to become the object of any attention such has been paid to the Mohammed cartoonists of Denmark and others.”

[stylin19a]

we’re all Amish now...

[HiTech RedNeck]

LOL

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Unbelievable...........

[Dallas59]

I’m now mooslim and don’t believe in using electricity./s

[kempster]

Why do I suddenly have a desire to want to build an oak table?

[M-cubed]

Just like only whites will pay the taxes on tanning salons. They’re the only ones that use them!<<

Maybe a tax on hair straightening irons and beauty salons that provide that service is in order??...

NO!>>>THAT WOULD BE RACIST!

[RightFighter]

Plenty of Amish on the fringe that don’t follow the original lifestyle.

Yeah, like Ishmael...

[Know et al]

What happened to “Separation of Church and state?/s

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If the lower courts or the SCOTUS do not rule against this bill, the USA will cease to exist as a republic.

The Constitution of the United States will be completely nullified.

[Marty62]

Think about this, they are confiscaring the “wealth” of one section of America and completely exempting a special group.

[Kellis91789]

ROFLMAO

[Kenny]

"Here the statute is going to say that people who are conscientiously opposed to paying for health insurance don't have to do it where the conscientious objection arises from religion,"

I'm conscientiously opposed, count me out.

[Diogenesis]

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[elpinta]

Nothing better than visual aids to keep us focused: thank you!

[little jeremiah]

Seriously??? Muslims exempt???

[keats5]

So when we all become Amish, will we have to give up Freeping?

[garjog]

How about starting the First Church of Feeperpalians.

The first point in our catechism is that we must abstain from government sponsored health insurance because the Em-Grams emanating from socialist schemes have a negative affect on our spiritual and mental health.

Patron Saints: George Washington, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Medved, Todd Beamer and Sarah Palin.

Instead of hymns we sing patriotic songs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQM1oLnMLNU&feature=related

We meet daily on-line to confess any liberal tendency for soft headedness or the sin of basing views on emotion instead of solid evidence, the Constitution and traditional values.

[RedCell]

Time to grow a beard and start driving a horse and buggy.

Or a camel (tip o' the hat to Ann Coulter)

[9YearLurker]

Forget competing with Democrats and Republicans, the Tea Party should form a church!