Mitt Romney charges President Obama with declaring a "war on religion" in a new TV ad using images of Lech Walesa and Pope John Paul II.
The ad takes a swipe at President Obama's health care law, which includes a federal mandate that most employers cover the cost of contraceptives. The policy sparked outrage from some religious groups and the policy was later modified so that the burden is shifted to health insurers.
"President Obama used his healthcare plan to declare war on religion, forcing religious institutions to go against their faith," the narrator says in the ad.
The commercial includes some of Romney recent speech in Warsaw, reflecting on Pope John Paul II's words -- "be not afraid" -- during a 1979 trip to Poland that helped lead to the end to communist rule.
The campaign ad ends with the text "endorsed by Lech Walesa," a reference to the former Polish president wishing Romney success.
Romney's trip to Poland was viewed as a bid to appeal to Polish-American voters who live in swing states such as Ohio. This ad could also be construed as an appeal to Catholic voters, who supported Obama in 2008.
The ad is jointly paid for by the Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee.
The ad takes a swipe at President Obama's health care law, which includes a federal mandate that most employers cover the cost of contraceptives. The policy sparked outrage from some religious groups and the policy was later modified so that the burden is shifted to health insurers."President Obama used his healthcare plan to declare war on religion, forcing religious institutions to go against their faith," the narrator says in the ad.
The commercial includes some of Romney recent speech in Warsaw, reflecting on Pope John Paul II's words -- "be not afraid" -- during a 1979 trip to Poland that helped lead to the end to communist rule.
The campaign ad ends with the text "endorsed by Lech Walesa," a reference to the former Polish president wishing Romney success.
Romney's trip to Poland was viewed as a bid to appeal to Polish-American voters who live in swing states such as Ohio. This ad could also be construed as an appeal to Catholic voters, who supported Obama in 2008.
The ad is jointly paid for by the Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee.