This blog post was inspired by the following New York Times article:
"Boehner Vows to Fight Contraception Rule" By Jennifer Steinhauer
Stenhauer quotes the Speaker of the House, John Boehner:
"'In recent days, Americans of every faith and political persuasion have mobilized in objection to a rule put forth by the Obama administration that constitutes an unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country,' said Mr. Boehner"
Not true. Notice how Boehner says "Americans of every faith and political persuasion have mobilized in objection." How dare Boehner speak for all Americans? Last time I checked, it was still legal not to be religious in the United States. No one's making anyone take contraception. What about the large portion of Americans who believe in freedom of religion, tolerance and who may not be religious themselves?
Freedom of religion includes the right not to be religious. The first amendment guarantees this. The religious right has forgotten this. Boehner, if you and your church are against something, that is fine. That is your right. But do not impose religious restrictions on those of us not of your congregation. We, as US citizens, have the freedom to choose our church or not to choose a church at all. The only laws we all must follow should be those based on the the US Constitution and not your church's mandates. Boehner, you've confused freedom of religion with freedom only to follow your religion. The constitution guarantees the former, not the latter.
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