Night Strike wrote:Obama has directly attacked freedom of religion by forcing all employers to provide free birth control.
Actually, freedom of religion only really refers to choosing what you believe, and practicing your religion within the confines of the law.
There are many former religious practices, not to mention practices in the bible that would summarily be illegal and rightfully so. One could use the bible to argue that nearly EVERY employment law is an attack on religious freedom, and perhaps it even is...however, it is the right of the individual employed that supercedes this right on a level far more important than the religious one.
Your statement is more an attack on intelligence, than the law is an attack on freedom of religion.
No one is forced into using birth control. No one is prevented from preaching its supposed evils. No one is forced to provide it for free....unless, they choose to employ people. If they want to get all volunteers who earn no compensation there are no such requirements.
When they chose to employ people, they chose to be subject to employment laws, and if they disagree with a safe work environment, or anti-discrimination laws, or even providing basic health care in accordance to the law, they cant simply decide they don't like those laws because they created a system of laws of their own, that counter some of them or all of them.
As an employer, I may disagree with many laws on what could easily be considered a religious level, however, it would be ridiculous of me to think that entitles me to not follow them. I either choose to follow the rules, or I dont employ people. Its that simple.
If they believe that strongly that providing employees with birth control is evil, than by all means dont employ people. Certainly no one is forcing them to employ people. Im sure the positions can be filled with volunteers if the cause is that worthy.
It is not the law directly attacking freedom of religion, it is a law preventing religion from directly attacking the freedoms of their employees.