At the Guardian‘s Comment is free page, Angelia Wilson looks at the reasoning behind Christian conservatives’ support for healthcare co-operatives:
Given their penchant for delineating categories of “us” and “them”—those who speak the Truth and those who do not speak with God’s voice—values voters seem more like traditional English parish councils, with a clear message of who is deserving and undeserving. During a breakout session at the values voters summit in 2007, Hillary Clinton’s healthcare plan was dismissed as a means for the “gay lobby” to ensure healthcare for all homosexuals—who, because of their sin, would eventually die of Aids.
In a session on “Obamacare” at this year’s summit, the Galen Institute’s Grace-Marie Turner advocated covering the uninsured by “allowing them to get healthcare through …church groups”. A public option can be dismissed as it would mean using (good) taxpayer money to provide care for (bad) deviants avoiding responsibility for their moral and sexual choices.
If this seems far-fetched, think again. The “health sharing ministries” of Medi-Share “brings Christians together to share medical bills with one another. … Your healthcare dollars go towards supporting healthy and biblical lifestyles”.
Read the entire article here.