The president condescendingly, via the Department of Health and Human Services, says that religious organizations have one year to find a way to ignore their beliefs. Hey, what about us? Just because I don't run a religious institution doesn't mean my rights of free speech and personal liberties should be automatically and without due process, usurped.

We business owners and employees need to make it clear that we are mad as hell. Don't tell me that I must pay for someone's lifestyle decision (use of "contraceptive pill," sterilization etc). Make no mistake, these drugs and procedures have all to do with lifestyle and nothing to do with health.

In fact the only reason one chooses the pill or sterilization is pricelessly because they are healthy, you know fertile.

Let's speak up ... loudly. It is the height of condescension to recognize limited first amendment rights for religions organization while unilaterally, and without due process trampling on the rights of us, American citizens.

Peter Karutz

St. Louis County