{"id":24376,"date":"2012-03-07T19:22:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T19:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=24376"},"modified":"2016-12-02T07:48:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T12:48:05","slug":"contraception-debate-religious-liberty-or-womens-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/contraception-debate-religious-liberty-or-womens-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Contraception Debate: Religious Liberty or Women&#8217;s Rights?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u00a0&#8220;The most surreal conversation I&#8217;ve ever had.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Steve Burg, Managing Director of the Orthodox Union, recently appeared on FOX News to discuss the government&#8217;s policy on birth control.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Burg also talked about a call he received from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese asking for the OU&#8217;s support which Rabbi Burg said was &#8220;the most surreal conversation I&#8217;ve ever had.&#8221;<br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/embed.js?id=1485329222001&amp;w=466&amp;h=263\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>What do you think?<\/strong> Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Burg attended this year&#8217;s AIPAC meeting and talks about Israel and Iran&#8217;s nuclear threat.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This video originally appeared on <\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/1485329222001\/contraception-debate-religious-liberty-or-womens-rights\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0&#8220;The most surreal conversation I&#8217;ve ever had.&#8221; Rabbi Steve Burg, Managing Director of the Orthodox Union, recently appeared on FOX News to discuss the government&#8217;s policy on birth control. 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