SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
Recommended by:
i-node
To: one_less who wrote (793179)7/2/2014 6:53:26 PM
From: Tenchusatsu1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 1576181
 
Less,
Let's say there is a person who holds the very same position as Hobby Lobby, and owns a small business. Lets just say he has some beliefs he bases on his understanding of human nature or something that line up that way. It doesn't seem he is covered by this decision.
An analogy can be drawn to conscientious objectors who refuse to be drafted based on conscience and moral beliefs. AFAIK, such beliefs do not have to fall within a traditional definition of (organized) religion.

This can be up for debate, but like I said before, I'd rather err on the side of freedom than on the side of entitlement. Regardless of religious affiliation, if you believe that abortion is murder and that the morning-after pill comes too close to that definition, you shouldn't be forced to pay for others doing what you believe is wrong.

That's not restricting the rights of those you would have been paying for. That's just being free to exercise your own beliefs.

And like I said before, the government can resolve this moral quandary by taxing you and paying for it themselves. Or taxing the general population and paying for it. Heck, even the ObamaCare mandate was defended on the grounds that it is essentially a "tax."

Tenchusatsu
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News