Religious Freedom

I think the Church is right in standing up for what it believes in and teaches. The Church also knows and understands the laws of this country and hope that religious freedom will not be hindered. I am also in AP Gov at this time and many discussion have come up about this issue. Does the federal government have the right to force a religion to pay for something it does not believe in or is that unconstitutional? When the first letter came out for our Archbishop, the priest at my church was very emotional when it came to his homily that Sunday. He said that it was the most powerful and important letter he had ever read. I personally feel that the way he went about addressing the letter may have turned more people off because he was banging on the lectern and almost yelling at the parishioners, but I remember this so maybe it did work. I believe that the Church should have the right to religious freedom as long as it is not getting in the way of providing health care to all people. That should be the main concern in our community and country today.