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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Excellent point. As a Catholic, you can "opt-out" of using contraception. As a Catholic employee, you can refuse to use contraception. As a Catholic employer, you have *no* right to "opt" your non-Catholic employees out of contraception coverage. Sorry, there's no "there" here. [/quote]

But this is the heart of the issue and the violation of the Consitution's protections of religious freedom:  [i]why[/i] do Catholic employers have to pay their empoloyer-portion of their employees' healthcare to cover contraception when it violates their fundamental religious tenents?  It's unconstitutional and a very slippery slope.  This now, what's next??  Just because you agree with the specifics of contraception coverage now, the next erosion of rights under the Constitution you may not be as happy about.  It's a bigger issue, folks, than just contraception.  [/quote]

Wrong. There is no violation of "fundamental religious tenets" to deny your employee the right to follow their conscience. You're not allowed to skirt the law because you're holding your employees to your standard. As you say, where does it end? Are churches free to discriminate against black employees? Are religiously operated public buses entitled to discriminate against female customers? Are owners of used car dealerships entitled to deny health care coverage to their employees because the employer feels it's a violation of their religious tenets? How many levels down does this exemption go?[/quote]

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