Posted on 12/28/2012 11:23:35 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
An attorney for Hobby Lobby Stores said Thursday that the arts and crafts chain plans to defy a federal mandate requiring it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill, despite risking potential fines of up to $1.3 million per day.
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.
The companies claim the mandate violates the religious beliefs of their owners. They say the morning-after pill is tantamount to abortion because it can prevent a fertilized egg from becoming implanted in a woman's womb...
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The owners of HL are GREAT people. I used to go to the same church they go to prior to my moving. They are the real deal and God will bless them...
Unless they self-insure?
This is about putting ALL devout Christians out of business, period. If Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, you are not allowed to profit from the private sector.
That reminds me I need to buy a shadow box for my dad’s flag this payday. Hobby Lobby sells them and that’s where I’ll go.
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