Tim Kaine splits with Obama on birth control rule for religious groups

[JoyN62]

51. But this fight is not about birth control in the mind of the church

I agree with you on your conclusions. But, the thing I don't believe the President is taking into consideration is that in the eyes of the Church this fight is not only about birth control - it is about abortion. Church teachings see birth control and abortion as the same thing. Especially when the insurance coverage is to include the morning after pill and sterilization. Abortion IS the issue and they feel that if this goes into effect that the next step will be full abortion coverage. (Kind of like the conservatives take the ruling that it is Constituional to own a gun to the next level of carrying a gun openly. Now they are fighting for bigger guns and, in this state, they overturned the law on how many guns you can purchase in a day).

My guess, is that the GOP will benefit big time from this stand on contraception in the Church. Most Catholics don't agree on birth control but the morning after pill and sterilization is not what they think of as birth control and most Catholics are against abortion, which makes this a big moral dilemma. I still think Obama must back off on this one and I think he should make it public that he is inviting some Catholic Bishops in to discuss how this can be worked out. Keep in mind that 24% of the population in this country is Catholic. And I and many of my friends are very worried that this will lose their votes. It is naive to think that because many Catholics practice birth control they think it is OK to insist their Church, which is morally opposed, should be forced to comply with this ruling. Actually, the Bishops in this area have already said they will have to break the law because they cannot and will not comply. One said they may go to jail but it is better than going to hell. THAT IS HOW STRONG THE FEELINGS ARE ABOUT THIS. So what kind of a mess is this going to create for Obama when the economy is improving, etc. It is a distraction he does not need.