Do Unto Others - and Wreck Healthcare Reform?

This is so guaranteed to make your head explode. When I heard the minister say that people essentially ‘get’ the diseases that their bad lifestyle choices give them, I nearly went through the ceiling. Uh, is he suggesting that my breast cancer was the result of bad lifestyle choices?

Aaarrrggghhh!

-maven

Just watched this on HD Net Dan Rather Reports.

“When Congress passed the controversial health care bill conservatives across the country vowed to fight it. But it turns out that there’s an interesting provision in the bill – one that provides an exemption for members of what are called “health-care-sharing ministries”. The ministries have been around for years as a Christian alternative to traditional health insurance, but they have suddenly become big news for those who want out of Obama’s health care law. The ministries distribute their members’ medical bills among other members – all of whom have to make certain lifestyle commitments. Members are in good standing only if they are celibate outside of heterosexual marriage and drug-free; weekly church attendance is mandatory.”