Dear friends,
I don’t normally like to post on political topics, but mandatory government health care is such a major intrusion on our freedom and our finances I can not in good conscience remain silent. Since Duane and I have been self-employed for about 17 years, we have had to seek out alternative “health insurance” or Christian mutual care ministries where the members share the costs.
Currently I am a member of Samaritan’s Ministry, where I send my monthly share directly to the member whose need qualified. The cost of this sharing system is dramatically lower than commercial health care policies and offers the added benefit of fulfilling the biblical mandate to “bear one another’s burdens.”
The current legislation recently passed by the House, a requirement to buy government-approved insurance would be a violation of the religious freedom of people of faith who want to express their faith through health care sharing. Requiring them to buy health insurance would be an unreasonable burden that would make it very difficult for them to continue practicing their faith through health care sharing.
I have MANY other objections to the current House version, but please contact your Senators today and tomorrow regarding your concerns about mandatory government health care.
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