Okay folks, sit tight and bear with me…I’m about to rant.

I rarely post o topics of religion and/or politics because everyone has the right to their own and no one wants to hear mine. But this article disturbed me. Okay, it pissed me off to the point where I had to have BC leave the room lest he learn new four letter words.

Here a clip from the article in question. Please read the article in its entirety to get the full view of why I’m so angry.

Quote:
MOSCOW - The head of a prominent Russian dairy said on Thursday he will fire employees who have abortions or refuse to be married in Russian Orthodox Church ceremonies.

Critics said the rules set out by the president of Russkoye Moloko, Vasily Boiko-Veliky, violated the constitution and labour laws.
While the Russian Orthodox Church criticised the rules, they are likely to add to concerns among liberals and minority faiths about the growing influence of the dominant church.

“We have about 6,000 employees, most of whom are Orthodox, and I expect them to be faithful and to repent,” Boiko-Veliky told Reuters.
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*Greg Rubs Tracy’s Shoulders. Tracy takes deep breath*

Who the fuck do they think they are?! This is the bullshit that drives me up the wall with religious extremists. They have no right to impose their beliefs on anyone else and then the damn church sits back and does nothing. Well, nothing unless it flies in the face of what they’re preaching.


Hatred, extremism, and social bigotry are corrosive; it eats away at civilization. It throws us back as a people (remember what happened when the Moors were driven from Europe?). It doesn’t matter if it goes against or offends us personally…who’s to say that the next round of trouble won’t be pointed at you, your beliefs, your moral conscience. No, hatred, extremism, and social bigotry has to be root out where we find it before it takes hold.

Gay marriage, abortion, any of the other ‘hot button’ topics shouldn’t be ignored simply because it doesn’t affect us. Neither should we be willing to condemn them because it goes against our personal beliefs. It wasn’t too many years ago that interracial relationships, anti-slavery, women’s rights, and desegregation was considered a sin or immoral. They said the aforementioned threw off the natural order of society.

What!? This is why I say, “Just because it’s not your fight doesn’t mean it’s not a fight” What’s going to happen when the zealots put out the flames of abortion, gay marriage or whatever? They’re going to look around for the next ‘hot issue’. The next time it could be you standing around looking for help.

Last year one of my employees found herself in need of an abortion. We provide her medical insurance so I told her to call Aetna to see how much they covered. She was told by the phone representative that Aetna doesn’t cover abortions. Greg and I lost it! Greg called back and flipped out. After swearing up a blue streak, he was told that some reps were telling callers that Aetna didn’t cover the procedure because it went against their personal beliefs.

Don’t think this is an isolated incident, he was told, “It happens all of the time. We are settling suits.”

I almost burst into tears when Greg’s assistant dug up all of the lawsuits. What if my employee didn’t have someone going to bat for her? What about those poor women who didn’t think to call back or demand an explanation? Whether I believe in abortion or not, it’s not my place to put my beliefs on others whose shoes I don’t walk in.

Needless to say, we sorted everything out for my employee. But damn it! It shouldn’t have happened. Our beliefs are our beliefs. They shouldn't be forced on others...and no one should use the church to farther their twisted agandas. The church shouldn't allow themselves to be used. Why is no one else screaming about this?!

Sorry I had to get that off my chest. Please forgive any typos, I’m too emotional to re-read what I’ve written….I think I need a long hot bath and a cup of tea. This is why Greg limits my access to world news!! lol!