Craft store chain Hobby Lobby filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Obama administration's requirement
that most health insurance plans cover contraceptives for women, citing
the owner's religious beliefs and opposition to covering
abortion-inducing drugs.
The rule change took effect
for businesses on Aug. 1, and requires coverage for sterilization,
contraception and some abortion-causing drugs. Hobby Lobby is the
largest and only non-Catholic-owned business to file a lawsuit against
the mandate thus far, joining 26 other separate lawsuits. A variety of
religious groups have pushed back against the rule, saying it is a
violation of their fundamental right to religious freedom.
Critics of the mandate have
pointed out that while there are exemptions for places of worship, the
exemptions are so narrow that they would disqualify those who serve
people outside of their faith, like Mother Teresa and Jesus Christ. Religiously affiliated organizations such as hospitals, school and charities are not exempted, and non-profits have until Aug. 1, 2013, to comply.
Hobby Lobby CEO and founder
David Green credits God's grace and provision with Hobby Lobby's
success, and said the company cannot abandon its religious standards in
order to comply with the mandate.
"We seek to honor God by
operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles,"
Green said. "The conflict for me is that our family is being forced to
choose between following the laws of the country that we love, or
maintaining the religious beliefs that have made our business successful
and have supported our family and thousands of our employees and their
families." http://www.chron.com/news/article/Pastors-protest-Hobby-Lobby-on-morning-after-pill-3899201.php
I hope Hobby Lobby wins their suit as ObamaCare is clearly unconstitutional when it comes to forcing people to fund insurance benefits that violate their personal beliefs.
I know there is a Hobby Lobby in Henderson, by Best Buy on sunset. I've been there once, but it is not the kind of hobbies I engage in, but if you like doing arts and crafts, check them out and support them in their fight against the Federal government.
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