Moving the Goalpost

This week Congress held hearings on the Obama administration's contraception requirement. As I have looked at the coverage, I am wondering "Who moved the goalpost?" People are upset because there were no women on the witness list to discuss women's health. I thought the hearing was about religious liberty and this administration's policies. I absolutely believe that women should be on a panel about women's health, but that was not this panel. This is a discussion on religious liberty. Let us not blur the lines. The Constitution restricts the government from making laws that prohibit the free exercise of religion. That is the matter of this discussion. Women's health is an important matter, but so is religious liberty. Freedom requires people to make choices. If a woman wishes to have coverage for contraception, then she can choose an employer that offers that coverage. The solution is not to require religious groups to violate their consciences. Let's keep the focus on the main thing. I do not pretend to have all the answers, but to reach a meaningful solution we must allow a full discussion of all the issues to take place. Pray for our leaders that they may have the Lord's wisdom in this and all their discussions.