Why am I posting this? Because I find it funny that too many Christians, my sisters and brothers, have rushed to defend Romney as the standard barer of religious freedom. Yet, his words last night puts him on the side of the President in forcing employers to provide contraceptive coverage:
I’d just note that I don’t believe that bureaucrats in Washington should tell someone whether they can use contraceptives or not, and I don’t believe employers should tell someone whether they could have contraceptive care or not. Every woman in America should have access to contraceptives. And the President’s statement of my policy is completely and totally wrong.
This is nothing new, actually, because Romney has had several different positions on this issue,
After suggesting Wednesday that he did not support a controversial measure allowing U.S. employers to opt out of a rule requiring them to provide employees with contraceptive health coverage, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney quickly clarified his position,affirming in a radio interview that “of course I support the Blunt Amendment.” (here)
Let us also note that Romney’s health care bill in Mass. supported mandates, even on religious organizations, for providing contraceptions.
Remember, Romney was steadfastedly pro-choice,
Why in the world do Christians as Christians trust this guy to be pro-religious freedom and pro-life?
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- Romney Pushed Contraception Mandate in Debate (bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com)
- Cristina Page: Romney’s Massive Contraception Scaleback Plan (huffingtonpost.com)
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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