[net-gold] MEDICAL: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH: BIRTH CONTROL AND CONTRACEPTION : RELIGION: CHRISTIAN: CATHOLIC : POLITICS: LOBBYING: Contraception and the Cost of Culture Wars
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- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:35:24 -0500 (EST)
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MEDICAL: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH: BIRTH CONTROL AND CONTRACEPTION :
RELIGION: CHRISTIAN: CATHOLIC :
POLITICS: LOBBYING:
Contraception and the Cost of Culture Wars
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Contraception and the Cost of Culture Wars
E.J. Dionne Jr. Opinion Writer
The Washington Post
Post Opinions
Published: February 12, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/contraception-and-
the-cost-of-culture-wars/2012/02/10/gIQAHTdV9Q_story.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/7cmuswp
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Politicized culture wars are debilitating because they almost always
require partisans to denigrate the moral legitimacy of their opponents,
and sometimes to deny their very humanity. Its often not enough to defeat
a foe. Satisfaction only comes from an adversarys humiliation.
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One other thing about culture wars: One side typically has absolutely no
understanding of what the other is trying to say.
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That is why the battle over whether religious institutions should be
required to cover contraception under the new health-care law was so
painful and why it was so hard to comprehend why President Obama, who has
been a critic of culture wars for so long, did not try to defuse this
explosive question from the beginning.
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Its also why he was right, finally, to reach a compromise that respected
the legitimate concerns of each side. He should have done this at the
outset, but far better late than never.
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Those of us who are liberal Catholics have remained in the church for
reasons beyond tribal loyalties or a desire to honor the traditions of our
parents and grandparents. At the heart of the love many of us have for the
church despite our frustrations over its abysmal handling of the
pedophilia scandal and its reluctance to grant women the rights they are
due is a profound respect for the fact on so many questions that count,
Catholicism walks its talk and harnesses its faith to the good works the
Gospel demands.
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When it comes to lifting up the poor, healing the sick, assisting
immigrants and refugees, educating the young (especially in inner cities),
comforting orphaned and abandoned children, and organizing the needy to
act in their own interest, the church has been there with resources and an
astoundingly committed band of sisters, priests, brothers and lay people.
Organizations such as Catholic Charities, the Catholic Health Association,
the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and Catholic Relief Services
make the words of Jesus come alive every day.
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For liberals who sided with the church in this controversy, the most
vexing problem with the original exemption on contraception is that it
defined religious so narrowly that the reality that these organizations go
out of their way to serve non-Catholics was held against them. Their
Gospel-inspired work was defined as non-religious. This violated the very
essence of Christian charity and the churchs social justice imperatives.
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Some conservative Catholics still insist that the relief from regulation
that Obama offered is not enough. I hope they reconsider, especially since
the Catholic service providers most affected by the revised rule welcomed
it.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
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