FAITH IN MEMPHIS

Birth control and ACA Part 2

Religious leaders share their views of the new health law that requires insurance to cover many types of birth control.

Regulations issued under the Affordable Care Act require companies to provide their female employees with health insurance that includes no-cost access to 20 forms of birth control. Some companies, universities and hospitals are challenging those regulations in court on religious grounds.

Meade Walker, Castalia Baptist Church

Henry Ford had a ludicrous attachment to his $ 5-a- day pay in 1914. He had investigative social workers that sought to make sure the workers did not waste their pay in dissipation. If someone works for you, that person has the freedom to do with it as he or she pleases. The employer is only obligated to pay fair wages in a timely manner. Across the years I have had people in my employ who clearly exhibited a lifestyle that was in opposition to my convictions. I discovered rather than police others, I did well to engage in selfexamination.

Danny Sinquefield, Faith Baptist Bartlett

Requiring a private business to provide such coverage is to disregard and disrespect both the moral and religious values of those who hold strong convictions related to the sanctity of human life. This shortsighted demand by our government is not simply aimed at secular companies or organizations, but also has serious implications for churches and church-related ministries, schools and institutions. At the core of such ill-advised legislation is the explicit agenda of further eroding the religious liberties in our nation. This is an example of government attacking the foundation of our freedom as citizens. It is a very bad idea with horrific consequences for generations to come.

Nicholas Vieron, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

I always look to first find a compromise between issues that seemingly divide people, but there are instances that beg for a direct response. We are a land