Riddle me this, Batman...

[cthulu2016]

If the Republicans succeeded in passing their amendment to allow any employer to limit health insurance packages however he wants, as long as it is motivated by faith or moral conviction...

[font color=green]What if an employer is affiliated with the Church of Christ Scientist?[/font color]

I guess they wouldn't be offering any health insurance at all!

Do any other notable religions still object to tranplants and blood transfusions? Some used to. I don't know how that has shaken out.

Behind the contraception angle, the Republican amendment is really about something bigger—don't all Republicans this year state a strong moral objection to the entirety of 'Obamacare'?

It's the point of the wedge of their coming (2013) "opt out" strategy for Obamacare as a political issue. States empowered to opt out. Employers opt out. Employees opt out... they want to eliminate the mandate by continual erosion of the "mandatory" in mandate.

[Honeycombe8]

1. Good point, Robin. nt

[unblock]

2. you're seeing the tip of the iceberg in their paradigm shift.

by recasting "freedom" and "religious liberty" as being something that pertains to businesses instead of to workers and other actual people, they are building a framework to justify far worse things, such as slavery.

after all, what is slavery but a business exercising its freedom to manage its employees in a manner of its own choosing? and hey, it even has support in the bible! so anti-slavery laws and such restrict an employer's right to practice religion by preventing the ownership of slaves.

of course, i know they're not about to put this argument front and center next week or even next decade. they're far more methodical and gradual. but nevertheless, the path they are putting us on goes in this direction, and every step that way is an eroding of the rights of actual individuals -- done in the name of advancing the rights -- of businesses.

[elleng]

3. Yes. As Grayson said,

repugs 'health care plan,' Die Quickly.

[Drale]

4. At this point the Riddler

or any Batman villain might be a less crazy candidate for the repukes to run.

[white_wolf]

5. Jehovah's Witnesses oppose blood transfusions. n/t.