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To: i-node who wrote (645913)	2/20/2012 12:41:58 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1573428

" Most of us would agree that the availability of birth control is a good thing." Not Rick Santorum, your leading candidate for president and prude . washingtonpost.com " the former Pennsylvania senator’s 2006 comments on contraception, which he called “harmful to women.” Santorum has spoken frequently over the years about why he believes private morality is relevant in the public square. The teachings of the Catholic Church on sexuality, which prohibit the use of artificial birth control, are not particularly popular among Catholics, not to mention Americans at large, but that has not stopped Santorum from sharing his convictions on the harms of contraception. (Read what the church teaches about family planning here.) Here’s Santorum, a father of seven, during a 2011 interview with the CaffeinatedThoughts.com blog (emphasis mine): One of the things I will talk about that no president has talked about before is the dangers of contraception in this country, the whole sexual libertine idea. Many in the Christian faith have said, ‘Well, that’s okay. Contraception’s okay.’ It’s not okay because it’s a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be."

To: i-node who wrote (645913)	2/20/2012 4:57:29 PM
From: Taro	Respond to of 1573428

You guys are all about separation of church and state except when it is for some liberal goodie you want. Man, is that true! Those guys sleep well at night? Hope not, but they probably do, unbelievable and shame on them... /Taro

To: i-node who wrote (645913)	2/20/2012 10:50:33 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573428

Inode, > The point at issue is whether it is any of the federal government's business whether insurance companies choose to provide it [with no copayment] as part of their policies. This is an unprecedented level of intrusion into the private lives of Americans. They have no business there. Actually, if the government wants to give away free condoms and birth control pills, they should be allowed to if the budget permits it. What they shouldn't be able to do is force any religious institution to give away free contraceptives against their beliefs. THAT'S the invasion of government into the freedoms and the personal beliefs of Americans. Doesn't matter if secular institutions are forced to do it as well. If they want to argue "equal treatment," they should go the other way and not be forced to do it. Of course, this all points to the problem with making health care a "mandate." Tenchusatsu