So I went to church today. My daughter goes to Catholic School, and my wife teaches there. It is catholic schools week, and my kid was doing something in the beginning, and the teachers are recognized too. So I went and brought my other daughter. They have a new priest who is younger, and my wife says he is more in tune with the younger parishoners.
So he starts in with his sermon, and it deals with a letter from the archbishop, saying the catholic church and its members are under attack. He starts on a diatribe about how the government will be forcing all of the catholics, and catholic business owners to get health insurance...and that since health insurance allows for coverage for things like birth control and abortion...it is essentially forcing catholics to do something directly against their beliefs and taking away their god given rights.
So was I wrong to walk out? I am baptised catholic, but do not believe in christianity. I wanted to say something today, but walked out instead. I dont understand why you need to address that issue at church...especially when I think it is completely wrong. I have to go to church, I would like to hear about some teachings of Jesus, as he did have some great ideas.
Why would the catholic church think mandatory health insurance is forcing them to abandon their faith and take away their right of freedom of religion? Dont pretty much all health insurance plans allow coverage for birth control and/or abortion? Dont pretty much all insured catholics have plans that allow this? And isnt it forcing their beliefs on non-catholics by wanting the government to cease with insurance that covers these things?
Why cant they just not use birth control or get abortions? Isnt that plenty to satisfy the rules of their faith?
I was just blown away by the bombastic and loud sermon dealing with this subject. Yet another reason I avoid religion in general.
Thoughts? Am I off base?