How about if all Christian faiths declare that 0bamacare violates their religion? I’m quite confident there are some Protestant groups who would do this. Would that immediately give them an exemption?
What about conservative atheists? (Yes, they exist. I know some.) If I were an atheist, I’d be inclined to make up a religion which forbade 0bamacare and then I would claim an exemption. I’ve known people who got themselves “ordained” by various fringe groups and this was enough in the eyes of the law for them to perform marriages.
There is already a movement in the christian community to address this problem.
Churches must understand that the HHS mandate is not just a Catholic issue. While the Catholic Church is particularly in the crosshairs because of its religious beliefs against contraception, the HHS mandate specifically requires coverage of more than just contraceptive drugs. It also requires coverage of abortion-inducing drugs that every evangelical Christian should oppose.
What Does The Obamacare Ruling Mean For Churches?
From the Catholic Church perspective:
More BackgroundOn January 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reaffirmed a rule forcing virtually all private health care plans to cover sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs, and contraception. These are listed among "preventive services for women" that all health plans will have to cover without co-pays or other cost-sharing -- regardless of whether the insurer, the employer or other plan sponsor, or even the woman herself objects to such coverage.
The exemption provided for "religious employers" was so narrow that it failed to cover the vast majority of faith-based organizations—including Catholic hospitals, universities, and charities—that help millions every year. Ironically, not even Jesus and his disciples would have qualified for the exemption, because it excludes those who mainly serve people of another faith.
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It's a complex issue.