"Obamacare mandates threathen religious freedom" critique

John Kennedy states his opinion on “Obamacare mandates threaten religious freedom” about the new affordable health care act. John Kennedy makes the argument that Obamacare is threatening everyone's religious beliefs due to the "forced" nature of the mandate. John Kennedy, as stated in the article, is a serious Catholic business owner. The author argues that his religion is in danger by all the options offered by Obamacare. Contraceptives and sterilization, which are both required by Obamacare, are a known controversy in the conservative side, which they truly believe it violates the first amendment. Kennedy is relying on his audience to be conservative religious folks so he can have a bigger impact in spreading his voice and gain sympathy. Although he gives reasons to why he believes the mandate violates his faith, he is simply going on his emotions and not facts. He states that the mandate will violate his faith, destroy his business with fines, cause unemployment, and cut out employees’ health benefits. However, he does not back up his reasons with evidence on how it will happen or how. His lack of evidence dismisses his argument to have significance and therefore hurt his point. The author’s logic is faulty and it’s based on his beliefs alone. He believes that the mandate will violate his faith, but the health care act has nothing to do with the employers’ religion. What an employee does on his or her own time should not affect the employer, his or her faith, or the business. The author will of course get support from strictly religious people who also might be on the same situation. However, convincing anyone who is taking the opposite stand will be unlikely.