So here is a funny thing. And not an April Fools haha-just-kidding-PSYCH!-YA BURNT! unfunny funny thing, but an actual hilarious-on-any-day-of-the-year funny thing. You know that arts and crafts store, Hobby Lobby, created in God’s image to provide bored housewives with all their scrapbooking and needlepointing needs at made-in-China bargain basement prices? Of course you do, because Hobby Lobby is suing for its right to tell its lady employees they cannot use contraceptives (scratch that, SOME contraceptives that the Bible says are actually abortion even though they are not abortion and the Bible doesn’t say that).
Oh, they&#039;re still <em>for</em> them. Just as long as they, y&#039;know, stay over there. Where they don&#039;t have to ever see, hear or speak to them.
So you can be flat-out, factually and scientifically wrong about a physical fact, but if you call it a &quot;sincerely held religious belief,&quot; the court has to take it at face value? I&#039;m pretty sure the Courts&#039; repeated dope-slapping of the creationists establishes a &quot;rule of reality&quot; that keeps deliberations and decisions out of the religious rabbit hole.
Chick-Fellate has a better argument for sincerely held religious beliefs. At least they close on Sundays (it&#039;s one of the Commandments!) and -- not 100% sure of this -- accept prayer as a form of payment.
Hobby Lobby, OTOH, was kinda grouchy when I went in on Sunday and tried to buy <strike>porn making</strike> art supplies by reciting <a href="http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/\?search=Psalm%20122&amp\;" target="_blank">Psalm 119</a>. I said any money I&#039;d pay would go into boner bills for ... well, who knows?! Some married man helping a sugarbaby make ends meet, no doubt.
I think the Court will display the wisdom of Solomon: Scalia will take a box of diaphragms, split them all in two and pass out halfsies to all the offended Hobby Mobster employees.
Clement said (basically), &ldquo;Hahah, no, silly lady, don&rsquo;t be ridiculous, we&rsquo;re not trying to restrict real health care, just lady health care&rdquo; because (actual quote) &ldquo;it&rsquo;s so religiously sensitive, so fraught with religious controversy.&rdquo;
Translation: &quot;This is about the rights and privileges of <i>Christians,</i> duhh. If some damn Jew or Muslin tries to refuse to pay for medical products made from swine, such as hemoglobin, insulin, or thyroid medication, then that will be a HORRIBLE violation of the separation of church and state, and the outrageous machinations of Jesus-killers and terrorists.&quot;
Am wondering what will happen when a Christian Scientist who owns a business refuses to offer health insurance at all.
Scalitomas are a disgrace. Seriously, those scabrous crusty dicks need to GTFO of anything called &quot;Supreme,&quot; including pizza places, 60&#039;s band reunions, and monuments to Eisenhower.
<i>Mother Jones</i>, still bringing it after all these years. Good on &#039;em, David Corn&#039;s irritating telepresence notwithstanding.
Oh, they&#039;re still <em>for</em> them. Just as long as they, y&#039;know, stay over there. Where they don&#039;t have to ever see, hear or speak to them.
Justice Sotamayor does not drink bleach, but rather fine tequila. Mixed w/ Scalia&#039;s tears.
I thought Sharia Law was the boogeyman...?
What a bunch of fucking wankers.
So you can be flat-out, factually and scientifically wrong about a physical fact, but if you call it a &quot;sincerely held religious belief,&quot; the court has to take it at face value? I&#039;m pretty sure the Courts&#039; repeated dope-slapping of the creationists establishes a &quot;rule of reality&quot; that keeps deliberations and decisions out of the religious rabbit hole.
Chick-Fellate has a better argument for sincerely held religious beliefs. At least they close on Sundays (it&#039;s one of the Commandments!) and -- not 100% sure of this -- accept prayer as a form of payment.
Hobby Lobby, OTOH, was kinda grouchy when I went in on Sunday and tried to buy <strike>porn making</strike> art supplies by reciting <a href="http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/\?search=Psalm%20122&amp\;" target="_blank">Psalm 119</a>. I said any money I&#039;d pay would go into boner bills for ... well, who knows?! Some married man helping a sugarbaby make ends meet, no doubt.
To be fair, there is nothing about hypocrisy in the Ten Commandments.
Pretty shoddy by Hobby Lobby. Time to call out the bobbies.
I think the Court will display the wisdom of Solomon: Scalia will take a box of diaphragms, split them all in two and pass out halfsies to all the offended Hobby Mobster employees.
Clement said (basically), &ldquo;Hahah, no, silly lady, don&rsquo;t be ridiculous, we&rsquo;re not trying to restrict real health care, just lady health care&rdquo; because (actual quote) &ldquo;it&rsquo;s so religiously sensitive, so fraught with religious controversy.&rdquo;
Translation: &quot;This is about the rights and privileges of <i>Christians,</i> duhh. If some damn Jew or Muslin tries to refuse to pay for medical products made from swine, such as hemoglobin, insulin, or thyroid medication, then that will be a HORRIBLE violation of the separation of church and state, and the outrageous machinations of Jesus-killers and terrorists.&quot;
Am wondering what will happen when a Christian Scientist who owns a business refuses to offer health insurance at all.
Meanwhile: Mother Jones gets all the moneez.
Scalitomas are a disgrace. Seriously, those scabrous crusty dicks need to GTFO of anything called &quot;Supreme,&quot; including pizza places, 60&#039;s band reunions, and monuments to Eisenhower.
<i>Mother Jones</i>, still bringing it after all these years. Good on &#039;em, David Corn&#039;s irritating telepresence notwithstanding.