{"id":2280,"date":"2012-11-30T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/11\/the-hhs-mandate-lurches-forward.html"},"modified":"2012-11-30T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T21:36:00","slug":"the-hhs-mandate-lurches-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/11\/the-hhs-mandate-lurches-forward.html","title":{"rendered":"The HHS mandate lurches forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

For those who support Obama\u2019s healthcare plan, including the controversial HHS mandate, there appears to be some good news. \u00a0Looks like two lawsuits that were challenging the HHS mandate have been tossed out<\/a>. \u00a0Oh well. For me, I see it as the corner America is turning. \u00a0I spent most of my life being told that America was only one step away from Big Brother, and that it always had been. \u00a0Now, those who were always warning me about Big Brother seem to be the ones chomping at the bit to get us there.<\/p>\n

Still, my\u00a0sympathies\u00a0are only so-so. \u00a0At first, I rallied to the flag, went to HHS opposition rallies<\/a>, supported my Bishop, prayed, and dived into arguments with those saying they really didn\u2019t care about freedom for stupid and evil\u00a0religion.<\/p>\n

But as I did some research,\u00a0I found out that the US Bishops had\u00a0largely\u00a0supported Obama\u2019s healthcare mandate<\/a>. \u00a0The only thing they apparently opposed was the HHS mandate regarding abortion,\u00a0contraception\u00a0 and the like. \u00a0Now there are plenty of warning bells about Obama\u2019s plan. \u00a0Not that it was all bad mind you. I\u2019m OK with insurance companies not kicking people off the plans when they are too sick, or not denying coverage to people with preexisting\u00a0conditions\u00a0 \u00a0But there were also\u00a0plenty\u00a0of concerns, not the least of which was the mandate to force everyone to have health insurance. \u00a0Helping to provide is one thing. \u00a0But telling us we must have something like health insurance?<\/p>\n

But from\u00a0what\u00a0I\u2019ve found out and read, the Bishops were A-OK with all of it, as long as there was\u00a0nothing\u00a0forcing those against all abortion and contraceptives (read: The Catholic Church) to support such things. \u00a0Never mind the other\u00a0dilemmas\u00a0and ethical\u00a0quandaries\u00a0and possible\u00a0erosion\u00a0of our liberties. \u00a0That appeared to be their only concern. \u00a0So a part of me, a really deep, deep, dark part of me wants to say \u2018it serves you right.\u2019 \u00a0That\u2019s not the first time I\u2019ve seen the Bishops more inclined to support the cause of the progressive over the traditionalist. \u00a0They\u2019ve done it in other instances, in some cases showing the same general disregard for legitimate\u00a0concerns\u00a0 and more or less throwing their hats into the ring with a \u00a0movement known for its general rejection of any traditional Christian understanding of the world.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong. \u00a0Politically it isn\u2019t as if there are very many places for the Bishops to turn to. \u00a0It isn\u2019t as if the GOP is coequal with the Holy Trinity or anything. \u00a0But it is to say I notice the Bishops are much quicker to reject outright proposals and\u00a0positions\u00a0held by\u00a0those\u00a0trying to defend a more traditional American nation, while they seem more than capable of ignoring some glaring and troubling problems within the proposals of those who seek to overthrow and alter the traditional American landscape. <\/p>\n

Forgive me if I\u2019m wrong, and if anyone knows of any articles that show the Bishops actually opposed Obama\u2019s troubling healthcare law for reasons other than the HHS mandate, please let me know. \u00a0I\u2019ll gladly\u00a0concede\u00a0the point. \u00a0But based on what I\u2019ve found so far, I have to say, that\u2019s what happens when you decide a single issue is all that matters, and the greater\u00a0forest\u00a0is\u00a0irrelevant\u00a0next\u00a0to the cause of the tree.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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