pork so the questions are, can the government force people to do something against their religion? specifically, can we the people force catholics to offer health care plans that cover birth control? can we the people force atheists to provide bibles and organize prayer meetings for employees? can we the people force jews to prepare pork for their (presumably non-jewish) employees? can we the people force quakers to buy guns for the army that defends their land? i think the answers are yes, yes, no, no, yes. we the people can make no law that favors any particular religion. presumably that means we can't make laws that inhibit some religions but not others. heh. we the people can't promote any set of religions. but we can inhibit all religions equally. health care plans that cover birth control for a $5/mo co-pay is in society's best interest. even if it's not in the best interest of the catholic church goers immortal souls. you're welcome to move italy. forcing atheists to provide bibles is clearly promoting a religion. and thusly, not cool. i'm not aware of any studies that show more bibles lead to fewer christians. or reduced social costs to atheists. contrasted with birth control where the more you spend, the fewer people need. cool huh?. heh. the pork thing is just too weird to even comment on. pacifist quakers have to pay taxes that in part pay for guns for the army that defends their land. is this really an issue? they're welcome to move to somewhere they'd lose everything to the first warlord with a truckload of machetes.  ¶ 8:00 AM