Partially ... perhaps.

So says CNN, which hears from two different sources that an opt-out will be created for “religiously affiliated organizations.”  While that may be good news for hospitals, charities, and schools linked to churches, it may not address the objections of private business owners: Religiously affiliated organizations will be able to opt out of providing their [...]

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Religious freedom is more than a hobby.

Normally I’d be inclined to run something like this on a Sunday, when I like to explore more faith-based topics.  However, today is Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day, where consumers who support the Christian ownership’s stand against the HHS mandate that attempts to impose a highly restrictive definition of religious expression can put their money where [...]

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More than Noid.

We had this in headlines a couple of days ago, but many probably missed it over the holidays. It’s enough of a departure from other recent decisions that it’s worth posting here, and I have a feeling we could use a little good news on a bad day. The devoutly Catholic founder of Domino’s filed [...]

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Civil disobedience.

Hobby Lobby and religious book-seller Mardel Inc., which are owned by the same conservative Christian family, are suing to block part of the federal health care law that requires employee health-care plans to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraception pills… Kyle Duncan, who is representing Hobby Lobby on behalf of [...]

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Going to SCOTUS.

Hobby Lobby is the largest business of some 40 lawsuits over Obamacare’s mandate that employers provide birth control and morning-after pills without copay as part of health insurance. Hobby Lobby is a craft store chain owned by a Christian family whose religious conscience is violated by the rule. They had hoped to get an injunction [...]

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