Whose Health Coverage Would Jesus Deny?


Answer: Everyone that couldn't afford it, if his representatives are any indication.

From People for the American Way:

Focus on the Family's James Dobson, on a recent conference call for anti-choice activists, sounded both those charges, calling reform legislation a "huge abortion industry bailout" as well as a "health care power grab by the federal government." Operation Rescue similarly conflates the anti-choice and anti-government arguments, urging activists "to act now to stop Obama's radical, socialistic abortion agenda..." The Christian Broadcasting Network has provided a major platform for anti-reform activists.

H/T The New Atheist

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