Robert recently wrote a blog post titled Live and Let Live on his blog Hitting High and to the Right. As
soon as I read the first paragraph of his post I was intrigued and kind of surprised.

I read Robert's bio and the first two words were Steadfast Conservative. I did a little Google search
and when I did the definition popped up on the Political Typology Groups and it said, "This overwhelmingly
Republican group holds very conservative attitudes across most issues, including social policy and the size and scope of government. However, they are critical of business and Wall Street. Steadfast Conservatives also express highly negative attitudes toward immigrants and take a skeptical view of U.S. global involvement."

I'll admit that I'm usually the type to cast people into Liberals and Conservatives stereotype. While I know people can vary on different stances and opinions I usually think if someone is a Liberal then they are a certain way or if they are conservative they are against certain things. I'm definitely going to be more open minded.  I was intrigued by his whole post because he is honest, he admits he doesn't like to label himself or his party of choice, he admits what he believes in, and is open and straight forward. I not only appreciate that, I admire it.

I'm a Christian, and I hate it when people say that it's against "MY" religion. Or that "its not natural" or "its a sin" Honestly it doesn't concern or affect them, they aren't God, and they shouldn't be pushing their religious beliefs on anyone.

Robert brings so many different issues to light, makes valid points, and is well informed!

Affordable Benefits

I really appreciate the Free Birth Control under the Affordable Care Act. I know it's caused some controversy with certain religious companies, organizations and even people, but I think it's a great idea. There are a lot of women out there who cant afford birth control but don't want to get pregnant or have a baby just yet. While condoms are 98 percent effective, birth control is 99.9 (when taken correctly) it's an extra precaution to take.

With the Affordable Care Act in place that was signed into law in 2010 by President Obama, private health insurance plans are beginning to offer birth control and some preventive services with out co pays or deductibles. I know this has sparked some controversy with the law and religiously affiliated organizations and companies, deciding what is and isn't moral and religiously acceptable.

According to The Christian Science Monitor's article Hobby Lobby 101: Explaining the Supreme Court's birth control ruling by Warren Richey, Hobby Lobby is controlled by family members with shared religious beliefs that life begins at conception and that any birth control method that may result in the destruction of a fertilized egg is a form of abortion and killing that is forbidden by their faith. Hobby Lobby actually only objected to paying for two forms of birth control (the morning after pill and two kinds of IUD) They did
not object to the most common forms of birth control including daily birth control pills.

I think this law is a great idea because it enables many women to be able to acquire birth control with out having to worry about how expensive it is. It effects everyone; teenagers, young adults, men and women. Maybe with this teenage pregnancy will decrease, and if more people had access to birth control maybe they wouldn't have a need for an abortion for an unplanned pregnancy. If it is against your beliefs then you wouldn't need birth control (since no one is forcing you to buy it, or to have sex before marriage) But for others out there with different religious beliefs now have access to something that will benefit them.