Pilgrims, Perkins, and the Pill
By Jennie A. Brownscombe
But it’s not just a policy push; there’s also a rhetorical argument underway. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, for example, made the case yesterday that government should make it easier for employers to block access to contraception – because 17th-century Pilgrims would approve.
“I think this administration has a very narrow view of the First Amendment, that first freedom, the freedom of religion,” Perkins told Fox News’ Elisabeth Hasselbeck during a segment on the birth control mandate and its possible future before the Supreme Court. “I think they see religious freedom as fine with it as long as it’s in the four walls of a church. But if it comes into workplace, the marketplace, if it comes into the public square, it’s not welcome.”“But the reality is, the founders saw us with an aggressive ability to live our lives according to our faith,” he continued. “I mean, that’s why the Pilgrims came here.”
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