Comments on: Contraception Is Now Free Under Title 10

By: Teresa J.

Teresa J. — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:35:23 +0000

Karen, at first I deleted your response here, but I am compelled to respond as a devout Catholic.

I am sorry that you feel attacked. I am sorry that you feel that the Church hasn’t taken a look at its own problems…..but, that is not correct.

We have our serious problems because we are human and sinful, but that doesn’t mean that we just give up or lay down when a fundamental belief is being attacked or worse yet being dismantled.

If one of your children commits a serious crime and is imprisoned, do you just give up on your other kids? No, if anything you nurture and love them even more. And, that one in prison….you visit them.

Artificial birth control is wrong in the eyes of the Church [God] because we believe that only God can start, prevent, and end life. This is the reason why we also don’t believe in abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, etc.

Please pray for us, and we for you.

Teresa

By: National Voter

National Voter — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:35:39 +0000

Churches who are 501 (c) 3 who do not agree with Federal policy need to relinquish their nonprofit status. They represent a minority of citizens. Why should a portion of voters who do not pay taxes, be allowed to steer public policy?

By: Karen F.

Karen F. — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:23:44 +0000

The righteousness of the Catholic Church is extremely offensive. Rather than spend it’s time outwardly attacking others about birth control, gay rights, divorce, abortion and other social issues in our society, perhaps the church needs to start seriously looking at it’s own social issues. It’s time for the church to keep it’s own child molesters away from our children, it’s own congregation from getting divorced, having abortions, using birth control and enforcing in it’s own congregation all the other prescribed doctrines proclaimed as unquestionably true by the church.

Spare us please.

-Karen (no last name/no address please)

By: Fr. Lawrence Adamczyk

Fr. Lawrence Adamczyk — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:44:01 +0000

The side bar of my website http://wherethereispeter.blogspot.com/ has a big list of the consequences of contraception. Check it out.

Fr. Larry
Adamczyk, Rev. Lawrence

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:03:43 +0000

They keep telling us how “good” the pill is for women’s health, this is all about “women,” “women’s health,” but the Pill does NOTHING to protect against AIDS or any STD.

It is misleading when they say, “The Pill is good for women’s health,” because using the Pill can lead to a terminal illness.

This current promotion of the Pill indicates how contraception use, in general, INCREASES sexually transmitted diseases. STDs have INCREASED since we have abundant contraception.

Also, why is the divorce rate so high? If we really want to help poor people we need to address this issue because divorce contributes to poverty, and the Pill contributes to the divorce rate.

By: Glenn Shannon

Glenn Shannon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:58:40 +0000

Birth control is a personal choice not a medical condition so health insurance should not pay for it. To me as a man it is discriminatory as it only pays for women nothing for men. Our insurance costs are at the point where many can’t afford them now, yet we just keep adding to the cost with no ending in sight. People start thinking for yourself as none of these people care about you just passing programs no matter what the cost to get votes.

By: Mike Schroeder

Mike Schroeder — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:24:38 +0000

OK, so let me get this straight. This is in the Constitution…no. If a women has had all the children she wants, has had her tubes tied, she should pay for this? No. If a woman has been through menopause, she should still have to pay for this?.. No. When are you all going to get it through your thick skulls that one size does not fit all? No competition across state lines, no support for HSA, and no tort reform…and you call Obamacare the future? The Health Care Bill is a travesty of common sense and good practice. People who support it could care less about anyone but their own little personal situations. I am part of a company that has 24,000 total employees, of which are thrilled with our HSA program and competitive umbrella programs to pick and chose from to prevent losses on the big items. It is called PERSONAL FREEDOM! And the narrow minded control freaks that support this administration are taking what 80% + of the people in the US enjoy and are trying to screw it up.

By: Flagstaff Esquire

Flagstaff Esquire — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:36:57 +0000

the point is constitutional not pro or con birth control

By: MARLENE RAYNER

MARLENE RAYNER — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:33:57 +0000

Most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read. I was raised a catholic (but no longer believe), my mother a devout catholic emigrant from eastern Europe took me aside before I was married in 1964 and said ” The pope doesn’t support your family”. Those were powerful words from a smart woman. 98% of catholic women used birth control.

Small operations within churches are excluded from the mandate. However, any entity which accepts federal dollars has to follow the law – thus hospitals, universities etc etc. No one is forcing anything. Birth control actually reduces insurance premiums. Catholics can follow their religion by not partaking of the free opportunity. Gosh wouldn’t it be better to not have insurance through employers, then it would not matter.

By: Tracey McConnell

Tracey McConnell — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:23:18 +0000

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