http://blog.heritage.org/2013/01/04/hobby-lobby-appreciation-day-stand-up-for-religious-freedom/
The "Standing With Hobby Lobby" Facebook page has more than 30,000 members who commit to shop at Hobby Lobby and support them in their fight for religious liberty. Imagine: in the "Land of the Free" a company is forced to sue the Federal Government in order to be able to follow their beliefs. Let's support Hobby Lobby.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/01/01/beware-obamacares-looming-conscience-cliff/
Over the years, sexual immorality has become widespread in our culture, but up until recently, one could chose whether or not to participate. If you were a Christian, believed in God and believed that contraception, abortion and sexual promiscuity were wrong, you could chose to not participate, fund or enable them in any way. This applied whether you were a priest, an ordinary citizen or a business owner.
Now, the Obama administration appears hell-bent on forcing all of us to participate in our culture's sins. If you own a business, for instance, and believe that abortion-inducing drugs are wrong, Obamacare forces you to purchase health insurance for your employees covering these drugs. For the time being, it appears that if you are a solely religious institution (Churches, monasteries, ect.) you will be exempt. All others will be compelled to fund and enable an act that they consider to be murder.
There are plenty of pending lawsuits seeking to block implementation of this insidious policy, and encouraging signs coming out of the courts that religious liberty may prevail. We'll have to wait and see what the future holds. Even if the Obama administration is forced to back down, and Christians and Catholics are permitted to go back to following their consciences, they may still remember the shiver they got down their spines as they remember that their government tried to persecute them. They will still wonder what is coming next.
Over the years, sexual immorality has become widespread in our culture, but up until recently, one could chose whether or not to participate. If you were a Christian, believed in God and believed that contraception, abortion and sexual promiscuity were wrong, you could chose to not participate, fund or enable them in any way. This applied whether you were a priest, an ordinary citizen or a business owner.
Now, the Obama administration appears hell-bent on forcing all of us to participate in our culture's sins. If you own a business, for instance, and believe that abortion-inducing drugs are wrong, Obamacare forces you to purchase health insurance for your employees covering these drugs. For the time being, it appears that if you are a solely religious institution (Churches, monasteries, ect.) you will be exempt. All others will be compelled to fund and enable an act that they consider to be murder.
There are plenty of pending lawsuits seeking to block implementation of this insidious policy, and encouraging signs coming out of the courts that religious liberty may prevail. We'll have to wait and see what the future holds. Even if the Obama administration is forced to back down, and Christians and Catholics are permitted to go back to following their consciences, they may still remember the shiver they got down their spines as they remember that their government tried to persecute them. They will still wonder what is coming next.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865569716/Hobby-Lobby-to-defy-Obamacare-contraception-mandate-face-millions-in-fines.html?pg=all
When the Romans demanded that all of their citizens demonstrate submission to the pagan gods by offering incense, the early Christians had to make a decision. Would they serve God or Rome?
Here is a company that has been forced to make a similar decision: whether they will serve God or the federal government. The Hobby Lobby will face daily fines of $1.3 million because of their unwillingness to violate their religious beliefs. They will refuse to provide "healthcare" plans to their employees covering contraceptive and abortion-inducing drugs. The Obamacare HHS mandate requires most private companies to provide "healthcare" coverage including birth control, sterilization and abortifacients, hence the fines. The "Religious Exemption" does not apply to them. Hobby Lobby appealed to the Supreme Court to block enforcement of this mandate, but were rejected. The battle is far from over. They are allowed to continue their legal battle back in the lower courts and could very well come back to the Supreme Court if they lose there. Still, given that we are now being forced to sue to maintain our religious liberties, it is scary to think what the future might hold.
When the Romans demanded that all of their citizens demonstrate submission to the pagan gods by offering incense, the early Christians had to make a decision. Would they serve God or Rome?
Here is a company that has been forced to make a similar decision: whether they will serve God or the federal government. The Hobby Lobby will face daily fines of $1.3 million because of their unwillingness to violate their religious beliefs. They will refuse to provide "healthcare" plans to their employees covering contraceptive and abortion-inducing drugs. The Obamacare HHS mandate requires most private companies to provide "healthcare" coverage including birth control, sterilization and abortifacients, hence the fines. The "Religious Exemption" does not apply to them. Hobby Lobby appealed to the Supreme Court to block enforcement of this mandate, but were rejected. The battle is far from over. They are allowed to continue their legal battle back in the lower courts and could very well come back to the Supreme Court if they lose there. Still, given that we are now being forced to sue to maintain our religious liberties, it is scary to think what the future might hold.
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