Poll: 52% of Catholics think religiously-affiliated institutions should have to cover birth control in health plans
Nearly half (49%) of Americans say that religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception or birth control at no cost. Forty-six percent say they should not have to provide this type of coverage.
A majority of Catholics (52%) say that religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should have to provide coverage that includes contraception.
Among Catholic voters, however, only 45% support this requirement, while 52% oppose it.
Only about 4-in-10 (41%) white Catholics support this requirement, compared to 58% who oppose it.
Among other religious groups, 59% of the unaffiliated say that religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should have to provide coverage that includes contraception, compared to less than one-third (31%) of white evangelical Protestants. White mainline Protestants are about evenly divided (45% say that hospitals and colleges should provide coverage, 48% say they should not).
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It’s a waste of time, but I’ve a minute to waste. Don’t Christians believe there is no salvation ultimately outside of Christ? How can any Christian believe there is salvation outside of His body, the church? Since Catholic theology includes purgatory or at least a chance of final reconciliation, the Pope Eugene IV’s words consign no-one to hell. And you know it, but you deliberately misquote. You are dishonest, though I’m sure you believe it to be for a great cause: For hating Catholics.
theCork on February 7, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Please, Lord Jesus, come soon.
Convert all the people who need converting first, but please, please, please….
In the meantime, Mr. President, we who are truly Catholic and, more to the point, understand what religious liberty is, are going to fight. We. Will. Not. Give. In.
inviolet on February 7, 2012 at 4:43 PM
I, personally, am not against contraception but I’m against this powergrab by Obama that violates the First Amendment.
That 52% FIRST needs a lesson on the Constitution. The significance and enduring importance of the Constitution is a major battle line in this election and we shouldn’t have to remind ourselves of that.
MaggiePoo on February 7, 2012 at 5:46 PM
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