Solution to the Religious Right's Whining About Birth Control.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

Revoke tax exempt status for all religious institutions, and use the revenue to fund clinics for those employees who choose to want access to said clinics. Clinics would be free of charge and subsidized by the increase in revenue.

Voila.

[baldguy]

1. Thom Hartmann nailed it today on his show.

This whole thing stems from the fact that religion is treated as a fundamental right, but access to health care isn't. If health care was a right, this wouldn't be a problem.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

3. I like that explanation.

I never get to listen to him. Thanks for bringing that up.

[mmonk]

2. Problem solved.

[Yooperman]

4. I was thinking the same thing yesterday...

I hear all this BS about how religious organizations being "Forced" to participate in something they don't believe in. Well I don't believe we should be supporting any religious organization through tax exemptions. Especially when I see the Mega churches leaders living life in the 1%.

It's a business like any other business. Yet I am "Forced" to accept my tax money supporting them.

YM

[Fantastic Anarchist]

6. It's sickening, eh?

[dreamnightwind]

5. I agree, revoke their tax-exempt status already!

What's the reason for religious institutions to be tax-exempt anyway? I can't think of any that I would agree with. And even if there was a good reason, this benefit for religions has been abused for years. They are often politically active with their religion and their money, even though that violates the terms of their tax-exempt status. They push it way way too far, violating the spirit if not the letter of the law. Revoke it already. And K & R to this OP.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

7. Thank you.

We'll see how much they scream and holler once the proposal of a revocation of their status comes up.

[Generic Other]

8. How do we start this movement and meme?

I can't imagine any spineless politician would step forward to champion the idea.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

9. Good Question ...

Maybe send it to the pundits ... and let them play with the football. I think just a threat of the revocation would change some minds ... maybe not.

But it would bring the issue of tax exemption into the national dialog, which can't be a bad thing.