Keep Religious Restrictions Out of the Tax Code
As a rabbi, I have to say, money is only part of the issue surrounding this abortion tax hike. My concern is really about a religious minority – so extreme and desperate in an anti-abortion position...
View ArticleA Rabbi Responds to Mitch McConnell: Sorry Senator, Health Care IS the Issue!
As a religious advocate for reproductive care, I was taken aback by U. S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) recent comment, “That is not the issue,” when asked about extending health...
View ArticleThe Fundamentalist Campaign Against Science and Proper Health Care: Time to...
Folks insisted that the sun revolves around the earth until science came along and straightened them out. It was the same with flat earth proponents, even though Flat Earth Society stubbornly—if not...
View ArticleUsing “Religious Liberty” to Hide Religious Overreach
We have been hearing plenty about “religious liberty” lately. Now let’s see who’s using the term “religious liberty” in a novel way, trying to conceal a campaign of religious overreach. The issue has...
View ArticleBirth Control and “The Myth of the Judeo-Christian Tradition”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently responded to the concerns of some religious groups and individuals by proposing yet another plan to provide prescription birth control...
View ArticleCongress, Abortion, and the Separation of Church and State
The abortion debate is, at heart, a debate over church-state separation. Take Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL). Responding to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ urgings for immigration reform,...
View ArticleThe Birth Control Lawsuits: Misusing Religious Liberty to Deny Women Their...
This post originally appeared in the Concerned Clergy for Choice May/June 2012 e-newsletter. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and others recently sued the Obama administration over the birth...
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