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Again, since it is apparently difficult for some people to understand: We are not talking about going into churches and demanding people take birth control when they don’t want to. We’re not talking about going into churches at all, for that matter. We’re talking about large employers, colleges and hospitals, and stating that their religious beliefs do not trump employment laws or the rights of their employees, many of whom are not even of the religion in question. Want to form a church? You can believe whatever you want, and act however you want. Oppress women, be bigoted against brown people, whatever floats your ark. Want to be an employer? Then certain rules apply. You have to provide a minimum wage, you can’t chain people to their workstations, you have to have sufficient bathrooms, and if you provide them healthcare you have to provide it in a non-discriminatory fashion to both men and women, and without religious dogma attached. It’s a simple concept. A college is not a church. A hospital is not a church. Putting a big cross outside doesn’t allow you to treat your employees however you want regardless of the law, and America is very roundly screwed if that ever becomes the case.
