of attention now. The exemption based on religious beliefs which
allows people to opt out of the requirement to purchase insurance
under the newly signed heathcare bill is creating a great deal of
interest. Below are quotes from an article published in Canada Free
Press:
"The recently signed bill contains a clause exempting certain
religious groups, American Indians, illegal immigrants, and hardship
cases (prison inmates) from the health insurance mandate.
The Amish are exempt because they believe it is their church’s
responsibility to care for the material needs of the members, not the
government or insurance companies. When members of the Amish community
have need of a doctor or a hospital, they get financial help from
their church and neighbors and pay in cash for the services.
According to a reputable Islamic Web site managed by Sheikh Muhammed
Salih Al-Munajjid, Islam’s Council of Senior Scholars have issued
fatwas (decrees) that not only prohibit Muslims from purchasing risk
insurance, the fatwas also prohibit them from working for companies
that provide such insurance or any other form of commercial insurance.
`If the government can tolerate a religious exemption, then it must do
so evenhandedly among religious believers with the same beliefs. This
is sheer favoritism for a certain class of religions, or even for one
religion,' wrote Marci A. Hamilton, a professor and lawyer at Yeshiva
University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York."
You may want to do a search on Google for "exemption certificate under
section 1311(d)(4)(H)."
The source of the above information is: http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/21699
- you will also find a link there to download the entire bill from the
New York Times website.
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