As I have said before, I put together this blog to keep friends and family up to date on the status of this adoption. It's morphed a bit since there have been few hard facts to report (e.g., wait list numbers, etc), and has become more about how God has been working in my life and in my heart during this adoption progress, with a few hard facts tossed in now and again. These past couple weeks, I think I can relate a teeny tiny bit to how Jeremiah felt when he tried to keep his mouth shut regarding what God was telling him, but finally he just could no longer contain it. Just a teeny tiny bit, mind you. Teeny, teeny, tiny. I have been wrestling talking about this on the blog because hey this is not a political blog, and not everyone accepts the things that I accept, but at the same time, this issue is important enough that I just can't go without mentioning it. I mean, there is a big elephant in the room. So, here goes.
I'm talking about the mandate that has been put in the new health care program that health insurance policies must include coverage for birth control, abortifacients (drugs that cause abortions), and sterilizations, and to include them at no cost to the recipient. This translates into that religious and other employers would have to include in their health insurance programs things that run contrary to their faith and against their conscience and then to pay for them.
People may disagree whether or not birth control, abortifacients, and sterilization are morally acceptable or not. That is really not the issue. The issue is whether people can be forced to do something that is against their religious beliefs and their conscience. Should employers be forced to include these drugs and procedures in their health insurance programs? Should people be forced to pay for drugs or procedures that they believe are gravely immoral? Do we still have religious freedom in this land? That is the issue.
On Friday of this week, March 23rd, in over eighty cities across the country, there are going to be rallies for religious liberty. In Missouri, the rallies are going to be next Tuesday, March 27th. I guess because of spring break. I don't really know. We like to do things differently here in Missouri.
Please check out this link to see the location of a rally near you.
http://standupforreligiousfreedom.com/locations/
Also, consider signing this letter:
http://womenspeakforthemselves.com/
I urge you to participate in any way you can. If you can't attend one of the rallies, please keep this issue in your prayers. Please consider prayer and fasting. I love our country. I believe you do too. Please do what you can.