John MacGovern in The Wall Street Journal

On Abortion: Don't require churches to provide birth control to staff

MacGovern says there is also a crisis in moral leadership in the US. He opposes Pres. Obama's administration's decision to require religious institutions to provide services that violate their deeply held moral values. He was referring to a requirement that insurance companies representing institutions such as churches provide birth control services even if those institutions object to birth control. MacGovern calls it "an assault on our cherished first amendment right to religious freedom." Source: Wall Street Journal on 2018 Vermont Senate race Nov 1, 2012

On Budget & Economy: Budget deficit is a moral issue as well as economic issue

He says the federal budget deficit has the country teetering on the brink of a "fiscal cliff" and that it will cripple the United States unless it is reduced.

The situation is more than an economic issue, he said. "It's a moral issue as well. Our irresponsible national government is saddling our grandchildren with the responsibility for paying what we are irresponsibly borrowing to spend today."

Source: Wall Street Journal on 2018 Vermont Senate race Nov 1, 2012

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