Amish, Muslims to be excused from Obamacare mandate?

American Thinker ^ | March 26, 2010 | WordWayze

[Ev Reeman]

If this Obamacare is so great for the US, why so many exemptions?

That should tell the citizens of this country something right there,

[TigersEye]

What happened to "Separation of Church and state?" /s

Another bogus liberal talking point goes down in flames.

[Marty62]

So Christians and Jews are somehow not execpted from Commie care?

How is this NOT unconstitutional?

[UCFRoadWarrior]

I wonder who else gets exempted....probably Illegal Aliens, too....

[Huskrrrr]

Time to grow a beard and start driving a horse and buggy.

[Huskrrrr]

Time to grow a beard and start driving a horse and buggy.

[HiTech RedNeck]

If this were a full-on national health care system like Britain’s (single government payer, supported wholly through universal taxation) these exemptions wouldn’t apply any more. Of course, in order not to totally bust the bank, the quality of care would utterly stink.

[Emile]

But of course. They can exempt themselves in the name of their imaginary god and prophet, but we can’t exempt ourselves because, in all good conscience, we consider it slavery. Sounds fair to me. </sarc>

[Starboard]

Apparently, this exemption will apply similarly to believers in Islam, which considers health insurance - and, for that matter, any form of risk insurance - to be haraam (forbidden).

So then Muslims don't have to buy auto insurance either? It is risk insurance.

[reardensteel]

Then Muslims and Amish should be exempt from getting health care, unless they pay for it directly out of pocket. Oblama has created a giant insurance pool, you don't pay in you shouldn't be able to withdraw from the pool.

[Sunshine Sister]

At first blush I said I might consider becoming Amish. Then it occurred to me that I’m not quite ready to give up electricity. Guess I’ll have to take my chances.

[HiTech RedNeck]

They do a pseudo-insurance kind of thing through their mosques, I believe. The burden for chunks of these expenses pass, round robin, through the membership of the mosques.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Mennonites are Amish with electricity.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

So Christians and Jews are somehow not execpted from Commie care?

How is this NOT unconstitutional?

Just like only whites will pay the taxes on tanning salons. They're the only ones that use them!

[Danae]

Interesting. I wonder who WordWayze is?

[4Speed]

ping

[TribalPrincess2U]

Where do I sign up to be listed as Amish?

[Palladin]

There is a Harvard law professor named TUSHNET?

[Starboard]

Can you imagine trying to collect an insurance payout from a mosque? Good thing I have short commutes.