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My name's Gene: I write, take pictures, play music, & think about things. DFTBA!
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‎The Amish do not carry health insurance. The government respects their principles. Christian Scientists want to heal by prayer alone, and the new health-care reform law respects that. Quakers and others object to killing even in wartime, and the government respects that principle for conscientious objectors. By its decision, the Obama administration has failed to show the same respect for the consciences of Catholics and others who object to treating pregnancy as a disease. 
Archbishop Timothy Dolan (via becket)
2012.01.31  9:59am  

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