"The church colludes with the Republican Party to undermine healthcare reform under the guise of religious exemption - because their religious beliefs include denying health care to women. "
No, their religious beliefs include not essentially giving their support to abortion by being forced to provide their employees with free birth control as part of their health care plan.
"And, while many institutions have pedophiles within their organizations, I cannot think of one that colluded with those pedophiles to protect them from the law in the U.S. other than the Catholic church. Maybe you know of some others, but afaik, when pedophiles have been discovered in school systems, etc. the response was to report, not shield."
1. Statistically speaking, children are much more likely to be molested by teachers (Especially public school teachers) than by clergymen.
2. Teachers' unions fight tooth and nail to protect the careers and reputations of the pedophiles within their midst for as long as they can. When accusations of molestation are leveled against teachers, the local media either conveniently ignores them, or gives them the smallest possible amount of coverage. Pedophile teachers who are actually brought up on charges are, up until going to court, basically just transferred to the "Rubber Room," where they continue to receive full pay and benefits for doing nothing.
Good old Mr. Pitt knows all about such things, through his involvement in a certain teaching- related incident that is best not mentioned.
