There are now 7 states that are filing lawsuits because of the contraception mandate. This whole argument is ridiculous. By playing that whole “It foes against the beliefs of the Catholic Church” card they open up a few other issues. It would be one thing if contraception was forced on the employees but it is voluntary for the employees to make use of it. Those that are Catholic and have those same beliefs will not use it. Those that are not catholic may very well make use of it. By refusing to allow it, employers that are wholly or primarily religious in nature are then forcing their beliefs upon the employees that are not of that same religion which flies right in the face of Freedom of Religion.
There are those that will say then just don’t go to work for those companies that have those beliefs and stipulations in their health care plans. That is an easy thing to say but it points out another problem. If we go that route then we are actually giving companies a way to discriminate against those who do not have their beliefs by making their health care something that would be unhelpful for those of different beliefs.
Now admittedly that would not be obvious discrimination but it would be discrimination none the less.
Get a grip people. It is really not the end of the world to allow people of different beliefs to be comfortable and to have access to basics that conform to those beliefs. If you do not want to do that then start posting advertisements offering jobs and noting that you must be a practicing Catholic in order to apply. Unless the opening require an ordination of some kind within the church I suspect that the results would be somewhat less than desirable from an HR and PR perspective.
Good luck with that!
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