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Originally Posted by BarryRX
To,label Plan B and IUD's as abortants is bad science. I guess our daughters will have to consult their bosses instead of their doctors about birth control. This is part of the dissent from Justice Ginsburg.
"Would the exemption…extend to employers with religiously grounded objections to blood transfusions (Jehovah's Witnesses); antidepressants (Scientologists); medications derived from pigs, including anesthesia, intravenous fluids, and pills coated with gelatin (certain Muslims, Jews, and Hindus); and vaccinations[?]…Not much help there for the lower courts bound by today's decision."
"Approving some religious claims while deeming others unworthy of accommodation could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another,' the very 'risk the [Constitution's] Establishment Clause was designed to preclude."
"The court, I fear, has ventured into a minefield."
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As our society grows more pluralistic , the issues of sectarian religion will become more and more vexing.
This decision is troubling to me as it is only a precursor to many more troubling issues that we will face. A mine field for sure.
The words of Jesus, " Render unto Ceasar that which is Ceasar's and unto God, That which is God's"