Actually I think Obama is simply acting like a clumsy oaf because he doesn't understand another subculture and sticking with it out of stubbornness. He probably also thinks contraception a right and has different concepts of the public/private distinction.

But assuming a conspiracy where there is none isn't good.

As many of us now know, this whole firestorm has much less to do with contraception than it does extending the reach of centralized state control over individual liberty. Religious freedom is only one of many areas being attacked by the Statist individuals presently in charge of our government.

I believe this to be a trial balloon to help the Obama administration and their Statist allies gauge the effectiveness of their overall control strategies. In addition to the direct assault on religious liberty is also the mandate requiring Americans in general, and businesses in particular, to pay for goods and services against their will. This is a multi-pronged strategy that threatens not only the freedom of individuals but also our Constitution and by extension the Republic itself.