March 24, 2012

Government Mandates Are the New Religion

Mary Somarriba, On Faith

Today I am joining thousands of people nationwide to rally. In cities all over the country, women and men are coming together to protest the federal government’s healthcare mandate that, if stands, will force religious institutions to pay for services they find objectionable.

It’s the much misunderstood contraceptive rule of the HHS mandate, which on January 20 was announced by Secretary Sebelius. I say much misunderstood because I hear pundits everywhere painting a wholly different picture than reality. I recently read that Angelica Huston publicly referred to the news as a return to the “Dark Ages.” 

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