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The GOP's war on religion (or 'two can play that game')
The GOP's war on religion (or 'two can play that game')
by kos
So to hear Republicans speak, President Barack Obama is waging a "war on religion" because of regulations requiring religious-affiliated hospitals to cover contraception for their employees. While the vast majority of denominations are cool with that, the Catholic bishops are throwing a hissy fit. You see, they are opposed to birth control because it encourages sex, and sex is only for procreation.
Now most Catholics laugh at that nonsense, considering that 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women use birth control. Yet that hasn't stopped the out-of-touch bishops from pressing ahead, and it certainly hasn't stopped opportunistic Republicans from rallying to their defense, because, you see, opposing the bishops on this issue means a war on religion!
Wow. Got it. Problem is, under those standards, Republicans are waging quite the jihad of their own!
Unemployment benefits:
Republicans refused, shots fired!
Immigration reform:
Republicans oppose comprehensive immigration reform and push "enforcement only" policies, shots fired!
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Death penalty:
Surely, Republicans will fight to prevent their taxpayer dollars from paying for executions, right? No? Shots fired!
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/08/1062959/-The-GOP-s-war-on-religion-or-two-can-play-that-game-
by kos
So to hear Republicans speak, President Barack Obama is waging a "war on religion" because of regulations requiring religious-affiliated hospitals to cover contraception for their employees. While the vast majority of denominations are cool with that, the Catholic bishops are throwing a hissy fit. You see, they are opposed to birth control because it encourages sex, and sex is only for procreation.
Now most Catholics laugh at that nonsense, considering that 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women use birth control. Yet that hasn't stopped the out-of-touch bishops from pressing ahead, and it certainly hasn't stopped opportunistic Republicans from rallying to their defense, because, you see, opposing the bishops on this issue means a war on religion!
Wow. Got it. Problem is, under those standards, Republicans are waging quite the jihad of their own!
Unemployment benefits:
On Monday, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to focus on the economic security of workers at year's end.
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Republicans refused, shots fired!
Immigration reform:
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) opposes "enforcement only" immigration policies and supports comprehensive immigration reform.
Republicans oppose comprehensive immigration reform and push "enforcement only" policies, shots fired!
<...>
Death penalty:
The Catholic bishops in the United States have been calling for an end to the use of the death penalty for more than twenty-five years.
Surely, Republicans will fight to prevent their taxpayer dollars from paying for executions, right? No? Shots fired!
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/08/1062959/-The-GOP-s-war-on-religion-or-two-can-play-that-game-
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