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Originally Posted by grey_ghost
Wow, do you really want to open this can of worms?? where to start... First obviously the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. It also requires the federal government to "provide for a common defense", So if some pacifist wants to live in a country that doesn't need a military, good luck finding one! You'd have to be incredibly ignorant to think the U.S. doesn't need one, and one that yes sometimes needs to kill bad guys.
And the birth control issue; obviously there's a risk of this thread going nuts on such a volatile topic.
Does your "thou shalt not kill" include an unborn fetus?
I for one don't believe the government has any business forcing all of us to pay for contraception; how does that prevent illness or improve health of citizens? At what point as our national debt climbs past $17 trillion do we say we're paying for enough things?
You might as well pick something random like: for everyone that wears contact lenses for vision correction; lets tax the whole nation and give everyone that wants contacts, give it to them for free!
Or worse; everyone that can't afford a cell phone, let's give them one for free! oh wait, Obama's already doing that  |
The "Obama Phone" is a myth that has been thoroughly debunked, man. I'm surprised people still believe that...well maybe not. Anyways, the program originated in the Reagan administration and officially launched in '08 in the Bush administration through TracFone.
The more you know!
What I think the christian fundamentalist extremists holding the republican party hostage have seemed to forget is, yes the constitution guarantees freedom of religion...
Which also means freedom FROM religion!
How does access to birth control help society?
How about improved health?
Access to safe, reliable, affordable birth control has a significant impact on women's health and lives. Each year, modern contraceptives help prevent 215,000 pregnancy related deaths and 2.7 million infant deaths.
Also, if you're a birther you should really take note about of how birth control (as well as education) reduces and is continuing to reduce the already steadily decreasing abortion rates in the US. Sadly these christian fundies object to the very things that would help their cause. Alas they continue to pound on abstinence,
because that works!
Then you have actual genuine retards like Bill O'Reilly claiming bullshit like "viagara is for "health" but contraceptives are for promiscuity." But a you say, can of worms.
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