Contraception mandate intrudes on religion? #tellusatoday

We asked our Twitter followers what they thought of the Obamacare requirement that employers offer free birth control coverage. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:

It's religious intrusion. Christians should not be forced to condone what is against their beliefs.

— @giselleaguiar

Religious groups must stand strong and fight back. The government does not have the right to trample our beliefs.

— @stonewall900

The mandate is a deliberate attack on religion, much like gay "marriage."

— @MaxCUA

Employers don't own your health care choices, even if they subsidize them. Health coverage is your perk, not theirs.

— @loadedorygun

The mandate intrudes on religion. But not everyone takes birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. The issue is not so cut and dried.

— @KYSweetPeony

Birth control is available in many places. Preserve religious separation. I don't see birth control in the Bill of Rights.

— @Hplage44

I wonder where in the Constitution it says the president has the right to order me to pay for someone's birth control.

— @tab91787

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