"New York's highest court ruled Thursday that social service agencies run by the Roman Catholic Church and other faiths must provide birth-control coverage to their employees, even if they consider contraception a sin."
Now I'm not trying to aruge about contraception here. Personally I am very thankful for it. What I'm wondering is why does it seem that "separation of church and state" only seems to apply when liberals want to use it to accomplish a goal? Like removing prayer in schools or removing the words "under God" in our pledge of allegience?
Why is separation of church and state not applied during this case?
2006-10-19 17:21:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree with you wholeheartedly! Absolutely! 100%! Amen!
2006-10-19 18:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by tommygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an issue of healthcare coverage... And your rights to have access to them...
Why such a blanket statement about the Liberals and removing prayer from schools...
the actual concept of separation of church and state is that there will be no acknowledgement of a formal state religion... This isnt solely directed at "christians" it is to separate the obligations of the social political system from theistic affairs...
Would you endorse a state sponsored wiccan morning prayer at your school? Or would you be OK with the pledge state one nation under Buddha?
Depriving an employee to access to healthcare (which includes birth control and contraception) because of theistic reasons violates laws put in place to protect the employees. If I ran an organization that believes that maternity leave is an afront to god, can't specify that coverage be forbidden from a medical plan.
2006-10-20 00:31:16 · answer #2 · answered by E-Rock 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Settle the hack down miss conservative crazy lady! Seperation of church and state has been dead for years. I once went to a crazy conservative church, and no crap, the whole sermon was about the election, and how we were to vote for bush, because he was going to do Gods work! Ministers pay taxes, which means our offering is taxed. Churches often Give to military people, who work for the government. You drop a dollar in the bucket for the salvation army (which is a church) next to the army man ringing the bell. The church is using the government to raise money. Honey, it goes both waysm but seperation, there is not.
2006-10-20 00:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by Your hero until you meet Jesus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not every one who uses the social services , and the employees are catholic, therefor they are not seperated.
That is the argument at least.
I see it as government forcing beliefs on Catholics. I agree - the liberals only act to help them. But are the conservatives any different?
Power is what rules - sad state of affairs
2006-10-20 00:28:15 · answer #4 · answered by Slave to JC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they must be breaking a law doing what they were doing. The Catholic Church is not immune to laws.
2006-10-20 00:25:33 · answer #5 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what makes you think that the court of new york is adhering to either the state or the us constutions in their religion of man? this is a too obvious case of oppressing a religious belief the establish a G-Dless occult religion of baal molech, G-D hates even more than secular satanism. this is very very close to the commiting of treason against the constitution of the united states of america. with G-Dless stupidity putting then in positions of power to be over abused.
2006-10-20 00:33:34 · answer #6 · answered by yehoshooa adam 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In this case, the church is, of its own choice, acting in the stead of a governmental agency. As such, it cannot simultaneously act in that stead and in the stead of its religious nature.
They must render unto ceasar or render unto God.
2006-10-20 00:26:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it interferes with human rights & likely that's why there's no obvious division here.
It's a touchy subject...on the other hand, how many catholics do you know that have really large families?
2006-10-20 00:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by Ivyvine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually its quite the contrary.
the separation of church and state is EXACTLY what is applied during that case.
what would be NOT applying it, would be conceeding their beliefs to get out of providing that coverage.
2006-10-20 00:36:23 · answer #9 · answered by RW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the people working at the church are complaining..this is not from an outside source like the others....
2006-10-20 00:25:24 · answer #10 · answered by nicole 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋