tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post614615704954397268..comments2024-03-13T16:06:11.396-05:00Comments on the anti-soma: PatternsHeroditus Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-63157369869032332362012-02-10T14:21:42.842-06:002012-02-10T14:21:42.842-06:00But...but...that's just not the same at all! ...But...but...that's just not the same at <i>all</i>! <br /><br />/sarcamHeroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-90625425249451630802012-02-10T14:18:33.009-06:002012-02-10T14:18:33.009-06:00Or forcing reason magazine to pay for Prayer thera...Or forcing reason magazine to pay for Prayer therapy for people who work for them.Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710666926746925370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-62262611291590784212012-02-10T11:05:34.979-06:002012-02-10T11:05:34.979-06:00And a blog buddy--TinCan Assassin--compared it to ...And a blog buddy--TinCan Assassin--compared it to Jewish restaurants being forced to prepare and serve pork, so yeah, good comparison, Ricki.Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-5725484606392195292012-02-10T10:50:48.493-06:002012-02-10T10:50:48.493-06:00The thing I don't get is, if I, as a Protestan...The thing I don't get is, if I, as a Protestant, were teaching at a Catholic institution - I would not expect to be provided birth control because of my employer's principles. It's up to an individual taking employment to decide if they can abide by their employer's requirements or not...not up to government to force the employer to do what government wants it to do.<br /><br />I think it was The Anchoress who had an interesting comparison using vegetarians and being forced to provide meat....rickihttp://ranting-ricki.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-85753003810065500452012-02-10T09:43:30.611-06:002012-02-10T09:43:30.611-06:00In the real world, it's no one's business ...In the real world, it's no one's business but that of the individual, their beliefs (i.e., their religion), and the God they may or may not believe in. It's a case of right and wrong, and the God I believe in gave us the ability to distinguish between them, and to choose. Religion is supposed to help us keep track of what is right and what is wrong. So, yeah, it kind of is religion's business.<br /><br />It is NOT government's business.Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-76839264464833064582012-02-10T07:22:38.257-06:002012-02-10T07:22:38.257-06:00In the real world, it is none of a religion's ...In the real world, it is none of a religion's damn business........Oldcatmanhttp://oldcatman-xxx.com/noreply@blogger.com