There's quite a few people on my FB saying this isn't negative to women and that people shouldn't have to pay for your freeloading birth control.
This goes so much farther than freeloading birth control and I think that's what people like the ones you're describing don't understand. An employer can do pretty much anything because they're religious. NOT OKAY.
Ummm....there is nobody higher than the SUPREME Court who could overturn it.
Ummm... laws change because new cases arise, culture changes, etc., so yes... this could eventually one day be null and void. Even if the SC deems it so today.
Yes, sorry to be so flippant. Chalk it up to heightened emotion (rage) on this issue. Yes, one day this could be changed, but we need one of the 5 to "leave the court" (notice I'm not actively wishing someone would just die already) and be replaced by a Democratic President. Until then, women's rights will not be protected by this Supreme Court.
There's quite a few people on my FB saying this isn't negative to women and that people shouldn't have to pay for your freeloading birth control.
but they also don't want to pay for programs to help support women who can't afford everything for the children they have. They can't have it both ways!!
There's quite a few people on my FB saying this isn't negative to women and that people shouldn't have to pay for your freeloading birth control.
but they also don't want to pay for programs to help support women who can't afford everything for the children they have. They can't have it both ways!!
This is what I try to explain to my dad when he goes on an anti-abortion/anti-welfare rant. He doesn't get it.
Natural family planning. It's what Jesus would want.
Small side story here: My family is devoutly Catholic, and I went to a very conservative Catholic all-girls high school, run by nuns. My theology teacher spent an inordinate amount of time condemning birth control (IT DOESN'T WORK!) and instead recommended NFP. She even brought her married daughter in to explain.
Married daughter was knocked up for the 4th time in 5 years, and her last two babies were unplanned BUT WERE TOTALLY GIFTS FROM JESUSZZZZZ GUYS.
Even then, my 17 year-old ass understood NFP as a glorified Russian roulette. lol
And I am once again astounded by how many people don't understand that the religious freedom granted in the Constitution is FOR PEOPLE AND NOT FUCKING CORPORATIONS.
No. You are not. And if anyone on my FB feed supports this decision, Imma going to be one angry bitch about it.
Not mention that whole thing about separation from church & state...
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 30, 2014 11:51:31 GMT -5
I need to stay off FB today and not read the comments on our local news' post of this. Some of the "winners" so far: "If you don't want kids, practice abstinence." "Pay for your own birth control, you cheap asses." "Just keep your legs shut."
And I am once again astounded by how many people don't understand that the religious freedom granted in the Constitution is FOR PEOPLE AND NOT FUCKING CORPORATIONS.
To be fair, Alito doesn't seem to get this either.
I need to stay off FB today and not read the comments on our local news' post of this. Some of the "winners" so far: "If you don't want kids, practice abstinence." "Pay for your own birth control, you cheap asses." "Just keep your legs shut."
We've come far with women's rights, huh? :?
Wow, just, what fuck faces.
Luckily I have only seen post against the decision. I was actually expecting a lot of deleting since many of my friends from college are super christian. So far they have kept their mouth's shut.
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 30, 2014 12:02:02 GMT -5
At LEAST none of these disgusting comments are from FB friends. My actual news feed is devoid of any HL commentary so far. These are strangers commenting on article links posted by news stations. Still disgusting, but sadly, not overall surprising given comments I've seen posted on other articles.
"Approving some religious claims while deeming others unworthy of accommodation could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another,' the very 'risk the [Constitution's] Establishment Clause was designed to preclude." "The court, I fear, has ventured into a minefield."
At LEAST none of these disgusting comments are from FB friends. My actual news feed is devoid of any HL commentary so far. These are strangers commenting on article links posted by news stations. Still disgusting, but sadly, not overall surprising given comments I've seen posted on other articles.
It's times like these that I realize I have mainly socially liberal people on FB, because my feed is filled with outrage.