Oh. You're in the insurance industry. I see.

They aren't paying for anyone's birth control. It's a pile of crap, really, from beginning to end. They are paying for health coverage that will cover birth control, if the person chooses to buy it. But, health coverage is mainly a negotiated rate from the employer to the employee, with a small subsidy thrown in. The…

Thank you. I was going to suggest that. It can't be that hard to figure out.

I wouldn't have "skin" in the game were it not that this ruling could affect me, the country in which I live, and so on. Were the church to simply be working and dealing with its own members, within the confines of its church, we wouldn't be even discussing it, and I wouldn't care. But, that is not the case at all.

The only reason it's an issue is because of the corrupt nature of our political situation at this time.

Yeah, he's a huge improvement from the other guy, but he's not going to do that.

Except it is clearly not. So. It won't matter. If it's interpreted as being under that clause, it will mean all the things I've said. So, whatever the spin, that's the reality.

If you get special exceptions under the law, or the law is changed for your religion, you are being treated in a special way that puts you above the law.

Nobody forces the Catholic church to create places of employment either.

Freedom of religion is absolutely impossible if certain religions are treated like special snowflakes. The secular framework gives a place for all religions. If you don't get that, you need a better education. If you don't believe in taking birth control, don't take it. If you can't do that as an employer, don't be an…

So, they are meddling inappropriately in the spiritual lives of others and very inappropriately in the actual lives of people who do not practice their religion. Are they trying to bring back the effing Spanish Inquisition? I mean, is religion controlling our government what they want?

Administrative people that they want to oppress.

I guess it irks me that women hurt other women this way, all in the name of something that didn't actually exist when the men who wrote the Bible wrote the rules the first time.

That's a good point. I agree.

I'm confused about why nuns would need to buy birth control. Why would they imagine this situation would even apply to them?

The Beyonce photo was, I have this feeling, supposed to be humorous. And it was, I thought. She is clearly trolling for her own amusement on that one. Good for her. No need for outrage on that one. It's a silly thing to get angry about.

Yeah, it was criticized pretty widely among certain people for even mentioning it. Of course, that whole album was widely criticized. The Stones were called devil worshipers for quite awhile afterward.

Right. Of course.

You are replying to the wrong person, I think. Because, per my other responses, you can see that the answer is no. If I were a family member, I would not be able to forget the tragedy. As someone who is not, I am not "outraged," but I can understand why they are.

I agree she meant no harm. Of course not. It was just an edgy sample to her. But, as the family is still alive, in retrospect, probably not okay.