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    Romney: Obama Opposes 'Religious Liberty'

    By Jonathan Miller and Sarah B. Boxer | National Journal – Wed, Feb 22, 2012

    In a new line of attack on the Obama administration, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Tuesday that the administration has fought “religious liberty” in the country, prompting the Obama campaign to call the comments “disgraceful.”

    “I will make sure that we never again attack religious liberty in the United States of America,” said Romney, in response to a question about protecting religious freedom at a campaign stop in Michigan. “You expect the president of the United States to be sensitive to that freedom and protect it and unfortunately -- perhaps because of the people the president hangs around with, and their agenda, their secular agenda -- they have fought against religion.”

    Those words prompted a stern rebuke by the Obama campaign, which linked the remarks to earlier statements by Republican candidate Rick Santorum, who has said that Obama espouses a “phony theology.” “These ugly and misleading attacks have no place in the campaign,” said Liz Smith, an Obama campaign spokeswoman.

    Religious liberty has been a burning topic over the past few weeks in the wake of the Obama administration’s decision to mandate that insurance companies cover birth control costs even for people employed at church-affiliated institutions. In campaign appearances, Romney has typically steered clear of hot-button social issues.

     

    6 comments

    • MRB
      MRB  •  Montgomery, Alabama  •  3 mths ago
      Sounds like the underhanded tactics of a desparate man. How foolish it is to think that one man, even the president, could do anything to upend religious liberty.

      Even so, Mr. Obama clearly is not attacking religious liberty, it is religious organizations attacking their patrons liberties and blaming it on Mr. Obama. "Can't please everyone" was never so true.
    • Mike. C
      Mike. C  •  3 mths ago
      Really? How about Mormons baptizing Jews after they have died? How about their Religious liberties? The buffoon needs to shut up!
    • Steven
      Steven  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      It's getting to be stupid, stupid, stupid. Has he got nothing meaningful to offer people?
    • Curt
      Curt  •  3 mths ago
      "It's an orange."
      "Uh, it's a snowball..."
      " No, it's an orange! Here, put on these orange sunglasses!"
    • Stephen
      Stephen  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      romneys comments seems trifle compared to the laws passed by the virginia legislature and going to the govenor to sign. the conservative agenda and bigotry is well documented in these laws.
    • Ozzie
      Ozzie  •  3 mths ago
      Obama spoke that he was backing off the religious organizations and churches from having to pay for or supply BUT is going to make the insurance companies for thos organizations offer and supply contraception and pay for it. Now really what is the difference the organizations or their insurance companies, really. This is a game of smoke and mirrors. it is sheer symantics nothing more.
      He wants to dictate to the American people about everything, what we eat, how we eat, what we drive, how we drive, what healthcare we carry. He wants to control our money for us and tell us exactly how we can live. Then he turns around and gives away our tax dollars to welfare constituents so they will re-elect him so they can freeload and we have to bust our behinds more.
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