Obama's Catholic hospital decision

[Oakvale]

Question - do Catholics actually vote based on things like this?

I mean, I'm sceptical enough that (the vast majority of) Catholics are devout enough to bother voting on things like abortion, but birth control? Seriously?

I second Xahar's request for clarification on the theological reasons for opposing birth control. This fascinates me.

[Oakvale]

Has anyone posted the data yet showing that 97-99% of Catholic women use contraception?

[Oakvale]

Has anyone posted the data yet showing that 97-99% of Catholic women use contraception?

Popular as that factoid is, it doesn't make for a great argument against the Church's position as its religious beliefs are not determined by popular vote. Nor should they be.

My point was more that this is been spun as some kind of devestating political blunder, which I don't think it is.

[Oakvale]

Apparently the compromise is that insurers rather than employers would pay for birth control if an employer objects to paying for birth control on religious grounds.

Seems like a fairly harmless solution to this overblown controversy. Meh, I wish they'd held their ground in a way, but I guess birth control will still be covered and there's not much point in fighting the culture wars again.