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...Majority of Catholics Think Employers Should Be Required to Provide...Birth Control
Hot Air ^ | February 7, 2012

Posted on 02/07/2012 11:40:24 AM PST by wmfights

•A majority (55%) of Americans agree that “employers should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception and birth control at no cost.” Four-in-ten (40%) disagree with this requirement.

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•Roughly 6-in-10 Catholics (58%) believe that employers should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception.

•Among Catholic voters, support for this requirement is slightly lower at 52%.

•Only half (50%) of white Catholics support this requirement, compared to 47% who oppose it.

•Among other religious Americans, 61% of religiously unaffiliated Americans believe that employers should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception, compared to only half (50%) of white mainline Protestants and less than 4-in-10 (38%) white evangelical Protestants.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Evangelical Christian; General Discusssion; Mainline Protestant
KEYWORDS: contraception
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To: carmody
At the little Catholic school where my children used to go there are many pro-abortion moms. A friend of mine regularly had arguments with them about it. Good friends of ours are social liberal/socialists - sitting in church every week. Obama is trying to drive a wedge in the church and he will succeed. Pastor vs female parishioner with the men-folk standing on the sidelines not wanting to take a leadership role in their own families. Obama knows the electorate better than the Bishops know their flock. If nothing else it will force people to take a stand. And consider that maybe Obama and his tricksters are using this issue to divert attention away from something else?

Obama is a 'figurehead' doing the bidding of those that put him in office. All he really cares about is golfing, and exotic food. He is spoon fed daily about where he can gain the most advantage. I hold Pewlosie and Stupak responsible for this outrage.

41 posted on 02/07/2012 12:38:26 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Rusty0604
Maybe Pelosi based her comment,that she was standing with Catholics on this issue,on this survey. She’s such a hypocrite.

Agreed. It's an interesting moment for RC's in America. The question that is going to be answered is what kind of authority their church hierarchy really has. It seems that their hierarchy is condemning the obama admn, will RC's vote accordingly.

42 posted on 02/07/2012 12:42:17 PM PST by wmfights
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Good find. Now we don’t even have to look and see if Soros is funding them.


43 posted on 02/07/2012 12:44:54 PM PST by STJPII
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44 posted on 02/07/2012 1:14:43 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: carmody
Pastor vs female parishioner with the men-folk standing on the sidelines not wanting to take a leadership role in their own families.

Because that can and often does lead to divorce. The type of feminist who will fight for abortion will leave the guy unless he does what she says. Even then she will leave or hate him. Seen the cycle to many times.

45 posted on 02/07/2012 1:20:42 PM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: wmfights
It will be noteworthy to see if these %'s change if the RC hierarchy voices disapproval of obama.

"if"?

"IF???"

Do at least try to pay attention.

47 posted on 02/07/2012 1:29:03 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: wmfights
It seems that their hierarchy is condemning the obama admn,

OK ... you have been paying attention.

The Bishop's actions, of course, won't change my vote in the slightest.

I have opposed Zero from the beginning and will continue to do so.

Nice to have them on board, though ...

48 posted on 02/07/2012 1:34:49 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: G Larry; marsh-mellow; yetidog

The church is not being forced to provide birth control or abortions.

The church has the choice to get out of the hospital business and turn the buildings over to the federal government cheap as its first step (25% of all hospitals), besides the VA, in taking over all hospitals.

I believe that is and has been Obama’s only goal in this.


49 posted on 02/07/2012 2:16:05 PM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (REPEAL WASHINGTON! -- Islam Delenda Est! -- I Want Constantinople Back. -- Rumble thee forth.)
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To: marshmallow

The church is not being forced to provide birth control or abortions.

The church has the choice to get out of the hospital business and turn the buildings over to the federal government cheap as its first step (25% of all hospitals), besides the VA, in taking over all hospitals.

I believe that is and has been Obama’s only goal in this.


50 posted on 02/07/2012 2:17:58 PM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (REPEAL WASHINGTON! -- Islam Delenda Est! -- I Want Constantinople Back. -- Rumble thee forth.)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

Let me try, gently to tell you how WRONG YOU ARE!

The Church is being forced to provide insurance to their employees, that provides free contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients.

This is NOT about getting in or out of the hospital business!

This applies to any enterprise the Church is managing, to include the Parish, the Diocees, Charities, and hospitals.

Again, it is not about what goes on IN the hospitals, its about the insurance coverage for hospital employees!


51 posted on 02/07/2012 2:48:22 PM PST by G Larry (I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his character)
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To: Just mythoughts

The Catholic church was 100% behind Obamacare, I was so angry with
the church I almost left the church. It was like the final straw after
the cover up of priest pedophiles, annulment of Kennedy marriages,
Ted Kennedy receiving sacraments after killing Mary Jo.
Now the church is reaping what it sowed, you back government, they
control you, lay down with dogs you end up with fleas!!!!!!!


52 posted on 02/07/2012 3:06:03 PM PST by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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To: wmfights
Your survey is probably reflective of Catholic leadership as well. For years the Church has simply looked the other way while it supported liberal agendas all in the name of “helping the poor”. Odd time for them to finally be speaking out. One has to wonder would the Catholic bishops be filled with such righteous indignation if providing abortion pills wasn't going to cost the Church millions of dollars.

You sow to the wind and you reap the whirlwind.

53 posted on 02/07/2012 3:14:00 PM PST by HarleyD
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

This nation is FINISHED due to thinking like in this article.

There is nothing that is Free! To give something to one for “FREE, first they have to take away from someone else by force.

So these idiots who support this are going to either not get raises, get higher health contributions, or just laid off and lose everything.

This idiocracy we have turned into is destined to collapse and we have no one to blame but ourselves.


54 posted on 02/07/2012 3:17:06 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

This nation is FINISHED due to thinking like in this article.

There is nothing that is Free! To give something to one for “FREE, first they have to take away from someone else by force.

So these idiots who support this are going to either not get raises, get higher health contributions, or just laid off and lose everything.

This idiocracy we have turned into is destined to collapse and we have no one to blame but ourselves.


55 posted on 02/07/2012 3:22:15 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: wmfights

Once again the evangelicals hold stronger to their principles than do the Roman Catholics.


56 posted on 02/07/2012 3:23:56 PM PST by Gamecock (I am so thankful for [the] active obedience of Christ. No hope without it. JGM)
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To: wmfights
This poll is deceiving if it is an attempt to justify the ObamaCare policy forcing the Catholic Church to provide contraception coverage.

The question should be limited to Catholic employers, not just employers in general.

57 posted on 02/07/2012 3:35:29 PM PST by Shethink13
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To: wmfights
This poll is deceiving if it is an attempt to justify the ObamaCare policy forcing the Catholic Church to provide contraception coverage.

The question should be limited to Catholic employers, not just employers in general.

58 posted on 02/07/2012 3:35:53 PM PST by Shethink13
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To: Kit cat
The Catholic church was 100% behind Obamacare, I was so angry with the church I almost left the church. It was like the final straw after the cover up of priest pedophiles, annulment of Kennedy marriages, Ted Kennedy receiving sacraments after killing Mary Jo. Now the church is reaping what it sowed, you back government, they control you, lay down with dogs you end up with fleas!!!!!!!

I cannot hold the Catholic church 100% responsible. There were/are some in the Catholic church that are considered in good standing that made it their business to shove this abomination down our throats. I consider handing out 'grace' to Castro to be among a long list of abominations.

BUT do not 'fear' our Heavenly Father will never leave or forsake those that love Him, their denomination notwithstanding. We each and individually get to account for our self, only Christ is our mediator.

59 posted on 02/07/2012 3:41:48 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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60 posted on 02/07/2012 3:51:44 PM PST by narses
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