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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]

A PP below responded perfectly, but it bears repeating:

[quote]the constitution doesn't guarantee you the ability to ignore laws of general applicability, except where they are interfering in the inner workings of the church (for example, of course they can't force Catholic congregations to hire women to service as priests). [/quote]

A different point, however, is screaming that "it's a slippery slope!!" is counterproductive.  A slippery slope is a logical fallacy.  Since you seem to have only a passing acquaintance with the concept of logic, let me explain - a logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning.  It dupes people into incorrect conclusions.   Other examples are the red herring, the straw man, the ad hominem attack, loaded questions, quoting out of context - there are dozens.  For example, if I were to say, "you're an idiot for citing the slippery slope as support for your argument," that would be a logical fallacy.  By the same token, claiming something is a slippery slope just reveals that you can't articulate a true logical basis for your position.  (I should also note that the slippery slope, repurposed as the Domino Theory, is responsible for decades of catastrophic U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia.)

Thank you, Dr. Ciulla.[/quote]

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