Obamacare: The war on businesses that don't want to pay

Since the big blowup discussions about Obamacare, conservative republicans have been looking for anyway they can to shoot it down. There are several things that I find negative about Obamacare, but the "War on Religious Freedom" is not one of them.

The blatant truth is that the businesses such as Hobby Lobby, which are saying this overreaches religious freedom, are just looking for a way out of an obligation. Businesses are citing religious reasons to get out of
something they don't want to do, because religion can sometimes be a scapegoat to get you out of things.

Of course, in this country, we have religious freedom and I am grateful for it. As a religious individual I believe it's important to be able to worship in peace the way I believe is right.

Hobby Lobby owners may not believe in birth control, but that doesn't mean that they should deny an important health care measure to those who don't have the same faith.I have known members of my own church who work at Hobby Lobby who have used birth control. These businesses seem to only care about their own minority and not the majority.

Birth control can be very expensive. If you can buy the generic pills, it's not too bad. Even the generic can cost around $10, that's $120 a year. For some, that's $120 they don't have a year. But, the generic causes many side effects including depression, weight gain, heart conditions, vomiting, abnormal bleeding, cannot be taken with other medications and increases the chances of stroke. That is just to name a few. Some women just can't take it. I've know friends who had to take birth control that costs $40 a month for health reasons, aka $480 a year.

News flash folks, birth control prescribed by a doctor works like ten times better than the over the counter stuff anyways. Everybody knows that.

If you have to take another doctor-prescribed birth control form route, it can be VERY EXPENSIVE.

The simple truth is that owners of businesses like Hobby Lobby just don't want to give out more benefits out of its own pocket, and religious freedom might be the big business ticket out.

To be honest, I have so many thoughts about this topic, I am having a really hard time narrowing it down. But, if religious individuals really want to make the world a better place, not offering birth control isn't the answer.

In fact, I think it makes it a whole lot worse, for the adults, but mostly for the kids.