The Christian's Confusion | Health Care as Church Persecution?

And now for one of the most confusing comments of today's Supreme Court ruling:

Most of y'all know how much the WUW? office is entertained by Facebook posts after some major political announcement, but this one is as much confusing as it is entertaining. A friend posted how "freedom" (which we know is an empty political term) is now in jeopardy because of a "mandate" (which is quickly becoming an empty word) for those who earn more than 133% of the poverty threshold has been upheld as constitutional and punishable in the form of a tax. But what is confusing is that this mandate is an attempt to reduce the overall cost of health care by requiring those that can afford to, to carry the minimum amount of health insurance, and the friend that posted this status is a devout Christian. 

Correct us if we are incorrect, but didn't Jesus command his followers to care for the sick and needy? Isn't that the goal of this bill... to create a system, within the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, that provides basic health care for all of its citizens? 


Which leads to the most important question, how the fuck is a law that is actually close to the tenants of biblical Christianity a form of church persecution? And if it is, how in the world would a church that believes that its adherents should care for the sick and needy going to thrive for opposing an official law that upholds its principles?


Oh, I'm sorry, I thought that we should be thinking about new ways to make the world a better place. But then again if you believe that this world is going to "burn" eventually and you will be safe floating in the clouds of heaven with your maker, then why in the hell would you care about what happens to people in the prequel to heaven.

Persecuting the church for not adhering to the commandments of Jesus,
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By the way... If you would actually like to read the Supreme Court's ruling on this subject instead of being a mouth piece for the religious right feel free to click here.