Wow!
Dr. Harrison is the President of
the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. He testified on Thursday, Feb. 16.,
to
discuss the recent U. S. Health and Human Services ruling mandating that
all organizations no matter what their moral beliefs must provide an
insurance mechanism that funds, without deductibles, abortion inducing
drugs, sterilization, and contraception. On behalf of the LCMS, Harrison
spoke to the issue
and how it violates our freedoms of religion and conscience.
The Synod President also issued a statement on February 3rd, 2012 about religious freedom in response to U.S. Department's of Health and Human Services requiring religious employers to cover contraceptives, even those that can kill unborn children.
Nor are these solid Lutherans sucked in by the President's supposed "compromise:" Dr. Harrison said his church remains ‘deeply concerned’ about health plan mandate despite the White House statement.
It is difficult to know how to react to the "compromise." Is the White House completely ignorant of economics or is it just blatantly cynical? The compromise allows organizations and companies(?) who morally object to exclude the mandated coverage from their plan, but then must direct their employees to riders which the insurer must provide free of charge. The first law of economics is TANSTAAFL: "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." As Robert Heinlein portrayed so well in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, somebody pays. The insurance company, forbidden to charge directly for sterilization, abortion inducing drugs, and contraception, will smear the costs into its rates.
The Synod President also issued a statement on February 3rd, 2012 about religious freedom in response to U.S. Department's of Health and Human Services requiring religious employers to cover contraceptives, even those that can kill unborn children.
Nor are these solid Lutherans sucked in by the President's supposed "compromise:" Dr. Harrison said his church remains ‘deeply concerned’ about health plan mandate despite the White House statement.
It is difficult to know how to react to the "compromise." Is the White House completely ignorant of economics or is it just blatantly cynical? The compromise allows organizations and companies(?) who morally object to exclude the mandated coverage from their plan, but then must direct their employees to riders which the insurer must provide free of charge. The first law of economics is TANSTAAFL: "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." As Robert Heinlein portrayed so well in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, somebody pays. The insurance company, forbidden to charge directly for sterilization, abortion inducing drugs, and contraception, will smear the costs into its rates.
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Thanks for posting this video. I posted it on my facebook wall because it is so good and expresses what I feel too.
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