COMMENTARY | The Media Research Center's public relations piece criticizing "liberal media" and President Barack Obama's "assault on religious freedom" is obviously what it claims to rail against: A screed supporting a political litmus test for media outlets and a blow against the very religious freedoms that it purports to defend.
The rehash of MRC's unfounded claims by Dylan Stableford does little to enlighten on the issues at the base of the well-funded efforts of this lobbyist to impose its own vision on the rest of Americans.
While there has been much debate on the issue of media bias, most analysis of news broadcasts conclude that where bias exists, it trends toward a corporate message favored by the owners of media and their sponsors. And, frankly, "liberal" bias depends on how reactionary the prevailing political views are. From the standpoint of most liberals, there is not a corporate media outlet in the nation that comes close to the center, much less a left-of-center viewpoint.
But more important is the so-called debate over religious freedom contained in the accusations of an "assault" on fundamentalist Christian values purported to be held dear by Americans.
The claim, in this instance, is that by mandating insurance plans that cover abortion or birth control, the rights of religious organizations that are against these things are being limited. Nothing could be further from the truth. By not guaranteeing access to these medical treatments, many people with no such qualms about such arbitrary limits, including many that profess the same faith, would be adversely affected.
For those whose so-called consciences demand they not be exposed to this, the solution is simple. Even if your insurance company offers the benefit of birth control pills, don't take them. That is the basis of individual choice. No one is forcing you to accept these benefits even though you would prefer to impose your own sense of morality on others.
Read the motto on the currency of the United States of America: e pluribus unum. From many, one. This is not an exhortation to engage in religious war on those who do not think the way you do, but rather the Good Samaritan lesson from your own bible. Treat others well, they are human, too.
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